Bible and Politics

Bible and Politics

The Idea

Bible and Politics
You say you want a revolution
This is how we do it
Heaven is a place on Earth
Conclusion

The Evidence

The First Politician Was the Best
Divided We Stand
Goodness Equals Greatness
For Priests and Prophets, Job Insecurity

The Relevance

Power can only get you so far; persuasion can always get you further.
Trust the expert. Also, trust the visionaries, even when they disagree with the experts.
There’s no substitute for the clear, moral voice of a prophet.
Everybody fails. The goal is to fail better.
In life, you can either be Athens, and only care about what goes on in your own home, or you can be Jerusalem, and try to model behavior you’d like to see in others.

The Idea by Rabbi Dr. Ari Lamm

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