Loving Rascal

1. During the Congress party rule, Corruption in Bharat was so rampant that PM Rajiv Gandhiji had to say, "If I send one rupee to help the poor and the weak, only 15 paisa reaches the needy." 2. The intermediaries who stole the 85 paisa were up in arms when Modiji brought the digital revolution, making it impossible for the middlemen to siphon off money. Now, government aid reaches the poor farmer's account directly. There's no scope for the intermediaries anymore. 3. The middlemen demonized Modiji's Digital Revolution, saying it was anti-poor and anti-farmer because many farmers don't know how to use the internet or manage bank accounts. They called Modiji a friend of the wealthy and a foe of the weak. In reality, Modiji was silently empowering the poor and the weak. 4. Imagine the extent of corruption if 95% of the government's aid for the poor went to the middlemen? That is why, even though the Congress party initiated many sc...

According to Prof. Wright, like Exodus, Romans also has three main moments delineated in chapters 6-8. God first liberates his people from slavery. Similarly, in Romans 6, God frees people who are slaves of sin through Baptism into Christ. Second, God gave the Israelites the Torah, a set of commandments, and asked them to obey it. Moses warned them of an exile if they failed to obey. In the parallel scripture, Romans 7 portrays the failure of a devout Torah-observer to obey it fully. Finally, God deals with people's sins via the animal sacrifices in the Tabernacle and comes to dwell with them. Likewise, in Paul's understanding, God dwells in people through His Spirit after declaring them victorious over sin by offering His Son as a sacrifice for sin (Romans 8). [1]   Interestingly, Gita 18:59-61 also offers a subtle parallel, albeit based on a different philosophical understanding. The 59th verse, similar to Romans 6, explains the condition of a person b...