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Nearly everything Jesus and Paul teach in the scriptures is merely an echo of Jewish writings before.  As such, one would think that the connection between Biblical Judaism and Biblical Christianity would be more clear.  Alas, it is not.  A perfect examples is the Jesus’ teaching to turn the other cheek.

In Luke 6, it says:
 27″But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. 30Give to everyone who …

Isaiah 45:7: “I form light and create darkness,
I make well-being and create calamity,
I am the Lord, who does all these things.”

I’ve read all of the arguments by atheists about God and his goodness or lack thereof.  Either evil exists because God cannot stop it or because He will not stop it.  If He cannot stop it, then He is not omnipotent.  If He does not stop it then He isn’t all good.  Yeah, yeah, I’ve been through all of that, and it all misses the great point of our existence… it’s righteousness and the quest for it.

I am not going to write a detailed argument about righteousness, what it is, it’s not, whether God is …

I watched the first debate and listened to the second debate between McCain and Obama.  Indications are that Obama will win, in my opinion, and that will be McCain’s doing.  He doesn’t know how to debate.  He is not a great communicator.  Obama is.

What I heard from McCain were example after example of why Obama is not ready.  He presented the evidence, but requires too much thinking for people to get his point.  McCain’s examples appear to point out we look at Obama’s first instinct on things.  His second instinct is often correct, showing Obama can learn from his gaffs, but as president he may only have time to act on his first instinct, and because of his inexperience, his first instinct …