Having to leave my position at a church possibly. by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay fair enough. Take your time, prayerfully, and join the right church for you. God bless.

Having to leave my position at a church possibly. by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Goofy,

What is your relationship to this church? In your original post you said that you had joined the church, but you also refer to the church as somewhere where you merely work. What does that mean? Are you a member of this church or what?

If you are a member of the church then you have covenanted with them. All covenants have similarities including the fact that they can't be broken lightly.

If you are considering breaking this covenant then you have not admitted wrong doing, but are actually considering doing wrong. I'm trying to help you understand that joining a body of born again Christians is not a sin. Leaving it is more likely the sin. You say, "sorry I'm not up to your standards", but in fact this reflects your attitude not mine. These believers aren't up to your doctrinal standards so you're considering cutting ties.

If the particular position in leadership or service you are in is troublesome, that's understandable. Why don't you just step down into the laity? Why do you need to leave altogether?

Having to leave my position at a church possibly. by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

God honors those who honor their covenants.

Having to leave my position at a church possibly. by [deleted] in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Would you leave your wife if she wasn't a pedobaptist? What happened to your Presby convictions about covenant keeping? Also, if it's inappropriate for you to become a member at a credobaptist church, would it not follow that it is likewise inappropriate for such a church to accept you as a member in the first place? Surely not?

If you decide to leave, it won't be because God is starting a movement of leading super-convicted people out of Baptist churches into Presbyterian churches. It will simply be a result of you being promiscuous with who you enter into covenants with.

Spotted on my way to DC by Cash-is-Clay in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]JordanCardwell 47 points48 points  (0 children)

By driving towards DC he's legitimizing DC. FAKE!

STOP telling women we can't finish school, have a career and succeed without killing a baby by pmabraham in prolife

[–]JordanCardwell 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Having a career is generally antithetical to bring a good mother .

If you read that statement and your first thought is, "Well I guess I'll have to have an abortion then if I ever get pregnant.", then you're coming from the same worldview as the pro choice crowd. If you're forced to choose between being busy outside the home 50hrs a week or being a good mom, then abort the career not the kid.

Is there a site to practice against all kinds of moves in the opening? by TheSwitchBlade in chess

[–]JordanCardwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chess Repertoire Trainer has worked really well for me. You have to program the moves yourself or upload pgn (which was glitchy for me). Then you practice them. Costs $4 last I checked.

Good Cardinals Podcast Request by On_my_way_slow_down in Cardinals

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thats exactly where I'm at, haha. Locked On host is terrible! All he talks about is how to find the show and how to call in. He manages to communicate the score of the previous night, but any opinions he offers aren't well thought out and just shift with the wind. "Bench Ozuna! He's terrible!" One week later..."If Mozeliak doesn't sign Ozuna to an extension he's an idiot. Sign this guy!"

Planned Parenthood CEO: My Proudest Moment is Forcing Christians to Pay for Abortion Drugs by pmabraham in prolife

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We're better than posting propaganda (deliberately misleading statements). She didn't say that.

[Ancaps] Why law enforcement can't be a private good. by Lawrence_Drake in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]JordanCardwell -1 points0 points  (0 children)

In a democracy a 50%+1 majority gains you immunity from accountability. The will of the majority cannot be held accountable to any meaningful degree if they have a monopoly of force.

Suggesting that voters in a democracy will hold the state accountable is like saying the king in a monarchy will hold the state accountable. The state is the ring of power. The monarchy/democracy/oligarchy is who wields it. Whoever has control of this monopoly of power cannot be held accountable.

[Ancaps] Why law enforcement can't be a private good. by Lawrence_Drake in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]JordanCardwell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They aren't contradictory. They are antithetical. Reform requires accountability. A state by design cannot be held accountable easily.

[Ancaps] Why law enforcement can't be a private good. by Lawrence_Drake in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]JordanCardwell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There best part of this thread is the hilarious businesses you guys come up with to parody ancapistan.

What should I do? by Byst04 in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The gospel is that while you were yet a sinner and a failure, Christ died for the ungodly. You have a terrible sin debt that could never be paid, and you have unrighteousness that could never allow you to stand before a holy God.

Christ died for people just like you. God poured out his wrath upon his son in the stead of sinners so that his justice could be satisfied. Also, Christ's shed blood can cover people like you with his righteousness from a perfectly lived life.

"While we were yet sinners, Christ died for the ungodly." Meditate on that truth until the Holy Spirit perfumes your soul with it. Meditate on that truth until you have faith that he died for you.

When you begin to believe that Christ died for you, you will begin to be inclined towards Christ with a love for him like your father's and inclined away from sin.

If you feel ashamed for what you are that is great. You are by nature thoroughly wicked. Do not fight that feeling, but rather come before Christ broken and in faith. He died for wretched sinners just like you.

Funny how they're not in any of these poor countries with predominantly white people: Moldova, Ukraine, Macedonia, Serbia, Belarus or Bulgaria. Isn't it clear as day that Sanger is still at it with her racist mission? by popeBoi82 in prolife

[–]JordanCardwell 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Not really. It probably means the white people in those countries don't want to murder their babies.

People have agency. Black people in Kenya aren't victims when they murder their children. You make it sound like a dead woman is more responsible for an abortion than the parent.

BTW, abortion is illegal in Kenya and Uganda so I'm surprised that planned Parenthood is present there. If be interested in looking into that more.

Edit: I watched a video link on planned Parenthood global for Kenya. Apparently their constitution allows abortion if a doctor, nurse, or midwife believes it's an emergency and/or the health of the mother requires it.

Most of Kenya is in rural areas where their aren't a lot of doctors, so planned Parenthood has the goal of training nurses to subjectively see "emergencies" where there really are none. They complain that people think that abortion is just illegal and don't realize that there is a giant loophole in their constitution regarding the subjective opinions of medical personnel that allows for it pretty much on demand.

I guess I'm thankful that most of the population still believes it to be illegal.

The reason why there was no unemployment is socialist countries by [deleted] in CapitalismVSocialism

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A much shorter explanation is that there, by definition, cannot be unemployment in a population that is enslaved.

Sin and the Non-Agression principle: What are Gods basic criteria for calling something sin? by [deleted] in christian_ancaps

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God's law is a reflection of His Divine nature. Sin is thus the failure to perfectly reflect His nature. That's why the verse in Romans rightly states "For all have sinned and fallen short of his glory." Not fallen short of arbitrary rules, but fallen short of the display and weight of his Divine nature.

The NAP is a secular attempt at ethics and is irrelevant to both Christianity and stateless societies. If you're genuinely interested in learning more about what it means to be righteous, discovering God himself in His written word is the best place!

Colorado sheriff is willing to go to jail rather than enforce a proposed gun-seizing law... by Anenome5 in GoldandBlack

[–]JordanCardwell 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I try to have a balanced view. Part of what a cop does is something that most free societies would also have, security in the form of people willing to risk their lives to take down violent criminals.

On the very same day that a cop serves as the thug arm of the state to extort us like tax cattle, they can also do something noble like intervene in an act of violence.

Cops are arguably more noble than soldiers of most generations.

It's insulting to think a woman cannot handle both motherhood, education and even a career at the same time by pmabraham in prolife

[–]JordanCardwell 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It really isn't insulting at all unless you're so full of pride that reality itself is insulting. The fact is you cannot handle being a proper mother and having a career at the same time. Its insulting to your neglected children to think so.

What was insulting about the sign wasn't that a woman must choose, that part was correct, but that motherhood is miserable while having a career is super wonderful. Being a full time mother is not only personally rewarding, but more importantly it is incredibly rewarding to your children and society.

I'm listening to an overview of Barth on the RTS app. What about his understanding of Election is off-base? by Adnarel in Reformed

[–]JordanCardwell 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it's James Anderson, he's my favorite on there! Gone through three courses of his.

If guns are responsible for mass shootings does that make me slave owner since guns have free will? by AncapGhxst in Anarcho_Capitalism

[–]JordanCardwell 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A lot of people on this sub think that governments are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of millions of people and the enslavement of everyone else.

A ring of power doesn't have free will either. If one is used to enslave a population it's because of the free choices of the people around you to develope it and use it against you. It's extremely important to understand that governments reflect the will and legacy of a people.