{"id":2693,"date":"2024-03-06T12:45:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T17:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/walkhumbly\/?p=2693"},"modified":"2024-03-06T13:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T18:31:26","slug":"2693","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/walkhumbly\/2024\/03\/2693\/","title":{"rendered":"The Supreme Court,Dere\u1e35   Ha&#8217;Yashar, And Super Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>This week has been a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/gtHqHTC_PNg?si=zbDEZuROGL12FBP9\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">mind-boggling<\/a> week already; many conservatives are showing their true colors and what they value most. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scotusblog.com\/2024\/03\/supreme-court-rules-states-cannot-remove-trump-from-ballot-for-insurrection\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Supreme Court<\/a> ruled in favor of former president Trump remaining on the Colorado ballot.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2696\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2696\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2696 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1836\/2024\/03\/court-1-resized-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Supreme Court\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The court\u2019s decision wasn\u2019t based on the former president\u2019s actions at all. The decision was based on whether or not the state had the right to remove citizen Trump from the ballot.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous states are protesting the former president because of his actions surrounding the January 6th insurrection. His actions contradicted their conservative values.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Deception<\/li>\n<li>Abuse of power<\/li>\n<li>Vengeful<\/li>\n<li>Refusing to obey our Constitution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, the corruption began long before his betrayal on January 6th. Years of proven business fraud have finally caught up to him.<\/p>\n<p>His uncontrollable lust for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/women-accused-trump-sexual-misconduct-list-2017-12\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">women<\/a> has cost him millions of dollars, all because he cannot control himself. To be fair, we all have a sinful nature due to the fall in the garden (Genesis 3:1-7.)<\/p>\n<p>We each must choose between our selfish way and God\u2019s way. For four years the former president Trump stacked the Supreme Court just so he and conservatives could get their way, even if it isn\u2019t God\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>God\u2019s way<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Bible is clear God was here, long before the earth (Genesis 1:1-3.) God looked down from heaven and despised the wickedness of man ( Genesis 6:5.) The corrupt heart of mankind is never satisfied and always wants more (Proverbs 23:24, Ecclesiastes 4:8.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2699\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2699\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2699 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1836\/2024\/03\/court-2-resized-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Narrow Road\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The early church fathers reminded God\u2019s people to follow the ways of God and not walk in the ways of the world (Romans 12:2, Ephesians 5:11, 1 John2:15-17.)<\/p>\n<p>Most Christians understand that there is a clear difference between how God\u2019s people should live and how the lost and the world live.<\/p>\n<p>Because, God\u2019s ways are not like fallen mankind\u2019s (2 Samuel 7:19, Psalm 103:11, Proverbs 3:5-6.) God\u2019s people are commanded to live the right way (Deuteronomy 18:9.)<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><a id=\"post-preview\" class=\"preview button decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/walkhumbly\/?p=2693&amp;preview=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preview<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (opens in a new tab)<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2><strong><em>Dere\u1e35<\/em>\u00a0 Ha\u2019Yashar<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Judaism teaches living as God\u2019s people means living a different way than the rest of the world. God\u2019s way is the only right way for the people of God, in Judaism this is called <em>Dere\u1e35 <\/em><em> Ha\u2019Yashar, <\/em>the right way.<\/p>\n<p>The prophets of the Old Testament constantly reminded Israel that God\u2019s ways are not like theirs\u2019 (Isaiah 40:28; 55:8, Jeremiah 10:23.) His way is always right because they are higher than theirs (Isaiah 55:9.) Below are the characteristics of God\u2019s ways according to Judaism.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Righteous<\/li>\n<li>Everlasting<\/li>\n<li>Holy<\/li>\n<li>Just<\/li>\n<li>Perfect<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2702\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2702\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2702 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1836\/2024\/03\/court-3-resized-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"God's way\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2702\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Jesus began His earthly ministry, He called Himself the Way (John 14:6.) The only way for us to take on the characteristics and qualities of God are through Jesus. Thus, there is no other way to the Father (John 14:6-7.) As we celebrate Lent, we must remember we follow the ways of God and not the world.<\/p>\n<p>This is why the Bible warns us against following the ways of the world (Joshua 24:15, Psalm 118:8-9, Proverbs 14:12, Matthew 15:13-14.) Those who follow the evil ways of this world are cursed (Galatians 1:8.)<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Evil<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Bible is clear, the ways of this world are evil (Genesis 3:17-18, Job 8:22, Psalm 5:4, Proverbs 6:12-16.) The heart of man is evil (Jeremiah 17:9, Matthew 15:19.)<\/p>\n<p>The curse of sin has corrupted everything on this fallen world. We need God and His Spirit to guide us in the right way\u2014God\u2019s way (Psalm 25:1-22, Isaiah 48:17, Galatians 5:16-25, 2 Peter 1:4!)<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s people cannot follow the ways of the world, no matter how popular they may be or happy they make us.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Greed<\/li>\n<li>Pride<\/li>\n<li>Deception<\/li>\n<li>Vengeful<\/li>\n<li>Greatness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2705\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2705\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2705 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/1836\/2024\/03\/court-4-resized-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Vote \" width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2705\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image by Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As I write this former president Trump is boasting about his victories on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mk0JPzeTpZQ\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Super Tuesday<\/a>. He continues to promote his evil and worldly agenda. Earthly greatness is temporary, vengeance belongs to God (Deuteronomy 32:35, Romans 12:17, 19.) As God\u2019s people we must follow <em>Derek HaYashar!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week has been a\u00a0mind-boggling week already; many conservatives are showing their true colors and what they value most. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of former president Trump remaining on the Colorado ballot. The court\u2019s decision wasn\u2019t based on the former president\u2019s actions at all. 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