05-11-2011, 08:42 PM
>>Also looking at the parables, I would disagree with kj that he was mostly talking about individual relationships and not society as a whole. Very frequently he was talking about the latter.
I'd agree he was talking about society as a whole, as in every individual in existence, but I don't think he was talking about how institutions (economic/political) should "behave", as in how they should operate and be built. Individuals within the institutions for sure, but not the institutions themselves. There's a lot of guidance about how churches should be set up, but I'm not aware of any guidance related to types of governments (again, guidance for leaders as individuals, etc.). kj.
I'd agree he was talking about society as a whole, as in every individual in existence, but I don't think he was talking about how institutions (economic/political) should "behave", as in how they should operate and be built. Individuals within the institutions for sure, but not the institutions themselves. There's a lot of guidance about how churches should be set up, but I'm not aware of any guidance related to types of governments (again, guidance for leaders as individuals, etc.). kj.