Christian Rationalism

Webster's dictionary defines "Christian": a person who believes in thedoctrines of Jesus and acknowledges his divinity. And what, you may ask, are the doctrines of Jesus? The first doctrines of Jesus are found in the gospel of Matthew.Here are some of his teachings, documented in the sermon on the mount: Blessed are the gentle; for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God. In everything. . . treat people the same way you would want them to treat you. . . "You cannot serve two masters; either you will hate one and love the other, or you to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth." Now I don't know but it seems to me that the politics of wealth and power has herded some of my Christian brethren into some delusion called "chri****n nationalism". Furthermore. . .A few years after Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, his appointed apostle Paul wrote:  ". . . and do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. Well, my Christ-transformed, renewed (in 1977) mind, along with His Word and His Holy Spirit, prompts me to reject this so-called "chri****n nationalism." I'm stickin' with that Chistian rationalism that Paul had advocated, the "renewing of (my) mind" . . . and furthermore. . .my "born again" mind tells me that the message of Jesus, spoken in his sermon on the mount, has nothing to do with supporting nationalism of any kind, and especially not that version that's been amped up by the prince of maralago and his insurrectioninary proud bouys and oathbleepers. No! And certainly not the bellicose, magamaniacal destructive warmongering by which trump now destroys (illegally, having no Congressional advocacy) the Middle East!

I'm going with the One who chose to be nailed to a cross before conceding to the magamaniac zealots.  King of Soul