Your second paragraph stating that we do not have the moral authority to
deny others the blessings of communion, baptism and marriage leads me to think that maybe that is God's job, agreed?
Not exact matches
Jesus is not
denying their «chosenness,» but is saying that if they do not live up to the reason they were chosen by God, which is to serve
others and be a
blessing to the world, then God will simply choose
others, such as the prostitutes, thieves, and cutpurses.
In a letter to a friend, Rimbaud registered his satisfaction in having separated Verlaine from his newfound odious piety: «The
other day Verlaine arrived in Stuttgart with a rosary in his paws, but three hours later he had
denied his God, and made the ninety - eight wounds of our
Blessed Lord bleed again.»
While some people are
denied this
blessing,
others have so much of it.
The USA is
blessed with great power and great resources (although you forget that most of your wealth comes from exploiting
other countries resources), no one can
deny that.