Rights – The Arnold Journey

Asserting Your Rights

Acts 21:39 Paul answered, “I am a Jew, from Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no ordinary city. Please let me speak to the people.” I remember when I was a kid my parents wanted me to stand up for myself. I was a very thin kid, hardly able to not go down the drainContinue reading “Asserting Your Rights”

Numbers 36:7 Individual Liberties

Numbers 36:7 No inheritance in Israel is to pass from one tribe to another, for every Israelite shall keep the tribal inheritance of their ancestors. One of the hallmarks of the United States of America is our declaration of individual liberties. The rights we enjoy reside, not in the government, but in the individual. ThatContinue reading “Numbers 36:7 Individual Liberties”

Acts 22:25 “Rights”

Acts 22:25 As they stretched him out to flog him, Paul said to the centurion standing there, “Is it legal for you to flog a Roman citizen who hasn’t even been found guilty?” Rights! Have you noticed the ever-growing list of “rights” that people are asserting these days? The right not to be offended seemsContinue reading “Acts 22:25 “Rights””

Baggage – 1 Corinthians 8:9

1 Corinthians 8:9 Be careful, however, that the exercise of your right does not become a stumbling block to the weak. Despite opinions to the contrary, we do need each other. Even billionaires need someone to grow their food, and make and maintain their private jets! They also need others to consume their products andContinue reading “Baggage – 1 Corinthians 8:9”

Ownership

Psalm 24:1-2 “That’s mine!” yells the toddler to their sibling. This is a familiar call heard around the world where two toddlers live in the same house. In some cases words might not be used, but just a simple grab and shove are a good substitute. Professional football players get paid millions of dollarsContinue reading “Ownership”

Renounce

Proverbs 17:2 We have the ability to renounce our citizenship. We can voluntarily give up our rights and the protections afforded us citizens of a nation. In fact, giving up citizenship is one of the ways that some people are trying to avoid all the taxes and regulations that are about to hit usContinue reading “Renounce”