Noah sends the dove, it returns with the olive branch (proof of new life), is sent out again, and doesn’t return. God sends the Spirit at Christ’s baptism, it returns to God at Christ’s death with proof of Christ’s perfectly faithful life as the evidence of a new humanity, and is sent back to earth in Acts 2, where he remains until Christ returns. #Biblestr

"Modern readers then move to application, instinctively interpreting this to mean that Jesus' words (in addition to its ancient meaning) require modern Christians to pay whatever taxes are levied upon them, regardless of how comprehensive. Rather than a specific way to fund and recognize the particular, legitimate, God-appointed-and-defined duties of magistrates, this and other tax-referencing passages in Scripture become chisels to carve away at the consciences and checking accounts of everyday people. This is a textbook example of why James warned that not many should be teachers."

Misrendering Jesus

Why the 'render To Caesar' passages are not a theological justification for the State to tax up to 100% of your wealth.

In many churches, Jesus is Lord. In others, Jesus is whored.

Episode 13 of the @Thank God For Bitcoin pod is live! I sat down with @Bjdichter HonkingForFreedom.com to hear how he went from running a print shop to running for office to becoming an enemy of the state as the face of the largest protest in Canadian history. Listen and subscribe at https://thank-god-for-bitcoin.simplecast.com/episodes/bjdichter

Huge news today: @Mills has joined @Thank God For Bitcoin! Mills spoke and hosted a panel at #TGFB23 and will bring a background in media, film, and event coordination to help us make #TGFB24 in #Nashville our best event yet. The Lord's timing was perfect, and we couldn't be more excited and grateful to have her on board!

Ep 25 of the #TGFNpod is live! @hodlbod and I sit down for a review of our trips to the #Nostrville and #Nostrasia events and celebrate the one-year anniversary of Coracle.Social. Listen and subscribe at https://thank-god-for-nostr.simplecast.com/episodes/nostrasia-nostrville-review-a-year-of-coraclesocial

Thank God For #Bitcoin Mechanic ( @Bitcoin Mechanic, @jimmysong, @Gabe Higgins)

“You shall do no wrong in judgment, in measures of length or weight or quantity. You shall have just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin: I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt. And you shall observe all my statutes and all my rules, and do them: I am the LORD.” - Leviticus 19:35-37 “A just balance and scales are the LORD’s; all the weights in the bag are his work.” - Proverbs 16:11 https://x.com/heavilyarmedc/status/1725256589043765312

Episode 9 of the #TGFBpod is live! I sat down with @Robert Allen to talk about the incredible of story of how God used New York City, selling gold with Peter Schiff, #psychedelics, #Bitcoin, and a faithful brother to bring him back to faith in Jesus. Listen, subscribe and stream sats in the @Fountain.

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Thank God for Bitcoin • TGFB Conversations: Satoshi Sound • Listen on Fountain

Robert aka SatoshiSound has lived his life in the pursuit of truth and freedom. A self-professed prodigal son who has lived and traveled in Latin A...

The newest episode of @Thank God For Nostr Podcast is live! Hodlbod and @Jordan sit down to discuss Digital Liturgies: Rediscovering Christian Wisdom In An Online Age by Samuel D. James. Listen, subscribe, and stream sats via the @Fountain.

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Thank God for Nostr • Nostr Book Club: Digital Liturgies by Samuel D. James • Listen on Fountain

Jon is the developer of the Coracle Nostr client and an OpenSats grantee. He is focused on discovering what a healthy social network would look lik...