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freshwest

(53,661 posts)
18. Cruz will cite Matthew 3:13 - 3:17:
Tue Mar 24, 2015, 04:27 PM
Mar 2015


13 Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.

14 But John tried to prevent Him, saying, "I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me?"

15 But Jesus answering said to him, "Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he permitted Him.

16 After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him,

17 and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.".


Cruz will submit to authority for the time being, to show his humility. Now if he'll cite Mark 12:13 - 12:17:

13 Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Him in order to trap Him in a statement.

14 They came and said to Him, "Teacher, we know that You are truthful and defer to no one; for You are not partial to any, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to pay a poll-tax to Caesar, or not?

15 "Shall we pay or shall we not pay?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to look at."

16 They brought one. And He said to them, "Whose likeness and inscription is this?" And they said to Him, "Caesar's."

17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were amazed at Him.


Not much chance of that, but I I wouldn't put anything past this guy, or the GOP.


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they should do a commercial with him as the star samsingh Mar 2015 #1
Poster boy for Obamacare! moondust Mar 2015 #4
Definitely!!!! calimary Mar 2015 #15
Too cheap to pay for COBRA? greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #2
Or too dumb to know about it KamaAina Mar 2015 #7
That's a definite possibility. greatauntoftriplets Mar 2015 #9
Poetic justice. JaneyVee Mar 2015 #3
check out where tedcruzforamerica.com takes you... alterfurz Mar 2015 #5
Well done. SamKnause Mar 2015 #8
That's not all... JohnnyRingo Mar 2015 #17
He doesn't expect to win. DamnYankeeInHouston Mar 2015 #30
I think you underestimate his ego. JohnnyRingo Mar 2015 #38
Slimy people do slimy things. SamKnause Mar 2015 #6
Why doesn't he just pay the penalty for not having coverage? LonePirate Mar 2015 #10
This message was self-deleted by its author alcibiades_mystery Mar 2015 #11
It's only been a day since the first repug formerly announced their candidacy... Dopers_Greed Mar 2015 #12
Never underestimate the stupidity of teabaggers. progressoid Mar 2015 #13
Ted is used to government run health care. guillaumeb Mar 2015 #14
That is strange for a person that tried to repeal the ACA law 50 times. Rex Mar 2015 #16
Cruz will cite Matthew 3:13 - 3:17: freshwest Mar 2015 #18
I don't get it--as a Senator he can get the same Kingofalldems Mar 2015 #19
From what I understand... JohnnyRingo Mar 2015 #21
Not anymore n/t SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #35
Putting his life in the hands of the death panels. Sarcastica Mar 2015 #20
Cruz should boycott obamacare on principle. IronLionZion Mar 2015 #22
hmmm open records available PatrynXX Mar 2015 #23
"The exchange" Curmudgeoness Mar 2015 #24
Here's the video!! Fearless Mar 2015 #25
This message was self-deleted by its author Fearless Mar 2015 #26
Ha! Absolutely amazing Jon82 Mar 2015 #27
Freaking hilarious malaise Mar 2015 #28
What's good for this Canadian Goose... Fritz Walter Mar 2015 #29
The Onion couldn't do better. CrispyQ Mar 2015 #31
They Will Approve erpowers Mar 2015 #32
His Other Options erpowers Mar 2015 #33
I imagine he could have babylonsister Mar 2015 #36
Presumably, his wife would be eligible for COBRA benefits for the next 18 months, Tanuki Mar 2015 #41
Let's wait and see if they call him out on this during the debates. YOHABLO Mar 2015 #34
I'd almost take bets he won't make it to the debates. We shall see. nt babylonsister Mar 2015 #37
No, no, no! America needs to see how batshit he and CPAC really are: freshwest Mar 2015 #42
Bwaaahahahaha! sheshe2 Mar 2015 #39
"REPEEL EVRY WORD OF IT!!!1!1!" bullwinkle428 Mar 2015 #40
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