The old saw about defining “insanity” seems appropriate.
It’s when you keep doing the same thing and hoping for a different result.
I believe some members of the congressional Republican caucus are certifiably nuts if they think shutting down the government is going to produce a positive result — for them!
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/the-anxieties-of-the-gop-majority-113113.html?hp=b3_r2
That’s the dilemma facing some GOP leaders as they ponder how to respond to President Obama’s executive order this past week on immigration.
Some of them believe shutting down the government, which could happen when the money runs out on Dec. 11, is going to produce sufficient payback for the “imperial” and “monarchial” actions of “Emperor Obama.”
Memo to the GOP: You have tried this before — and it blew up in your face!
There’s nothing to suggest that this time will produce a different result for the Republican majority that’s about to take over the Senate and will control the House of Representatives with an even stronger hold than it had prior to the Nov. 4 mid-term election.
House Speaker John Boehner doesn’t want a shutdown. Neither does incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. At least that’s what they’re saying. I believe them. They’ve both endured the agony of prior shutdowns before and they know how much Americans rely on government services to work for them. When they don’t work, then all hell breaks loose.
I’m wondering if Republicans, so split among themselves about how to govern, are wondering if this majority they’ve achieved on Capitol Hill will be worth it if they cannot figure out how to find unity among themselves.
Flash back a couple of generations to when the Democratic Party was split over how — or whether — to fight the Vietnam War. Their division cost them dearly through two presidential election cycles and gave rise to five Republican presidencies from 1969 to 1993.
There’s another axiom worth repeating.
It’s the one that warns that those who don’t learn from their mistakes are doomed to repeat them.
THE MAJORITY RULES OR DO THEY? BY STEVE FINNELL
There are five billion on the earth today who reject Jesus as the Messiah. Does that prove that Jesus is not the Christ? No, it does not. The majority does not rule.
2 Thessalonians 1:7-8 and to give you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels, 8 in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NKJV)
Yes, you must obey the gospel. How do men obey the gospel? 1. You must believe (John 3:16.) 2 You must repent (Acts 2:38, Acts 3:19.) 3. You must confess (Romans 10:9.) 4. You must be immersed in water Acts 2:38, Mark 16:16.)
There are millions who deny that water baptism is essential in order to be saved. Does that view invalidate God’s word? No, it does not.
Romans 10:16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord who has believed our report?” (NKJV)
Yes, the gospel has to be obeyed.
Millions believe that men are saved by grace alone or faith only. Does that render obeying the gospel null and void? No, it does not.
1 Peter 4:17 For the time has come for judgement to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the gospel of God? (NKJV)
Yes, the gospel has to be obeyed. The apostle Peter preached the gospel on the Day of Pentecost. (Acts 2:22-41) Peter preached Jesus as a miracle worker, as being resurrected from the dead, and as both Lord and Christ. When the three thousand believe Peter, he told them to repent and be baptized so they could have their sins forgiven and then they would receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Most people reject the sermon that Peter preached. Does that mean that what the apostle Peter preached was wrong? No, it does not.
Acts 5:32 “And we are His witnesses to these things, and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has given to those who obey Him.” (NKJV)
God gives the Holy Spirit to those who obey the gospel of Christ.
Matthew 7:13-14 :Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14 “Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it. (NKJV)
Heaven will not be crowded.
The majority does not rule on earth or in heaven. God rules.
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