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We know that King Solomon had many wives. It seems relatively clear that many of them were simply political marriages (daughters of neighboring country's kings ).

In this day and age, when self-seeking, self-promotion and selfishness in general are almost considered virtues, few things may surprise us, unfortunately.Phil 2:3

Are you guys a bunch of Rubes or something?How would you ever get appointed to anything if no one knows your name?Iron sharpens iron.A friend shows himself friendly.What about the widow woman meeting a new preacher one day - next thing you know she needs new pots to contain all the oil that starts flowing. She worked with the guy FIRST.These are all describing actively working with other people.If I am hiring someone - I would want to know that aren't some jack-leg with a nice resume. I can only know their interpersonal skills if I know them.You guys keep to yourself and keep on whining about never getting a break - it is a self fulfilling prophecy.Me - I'm getting out there and meeting someone new every day. You never know when they will be the one that makes a break happen for you.And yes - God uses the people you meet to fulfill his will.

NBF- I think we all agree that God uses people to help get us where we need to go. But I'm talking about people using other people. There's a difference. And why would you assume that any of us are isolating ourselves or that we have never been appointed to anything? You might be surprised Now calm down and go put someone in the Figure-Four

Selfish ambition is absolutely ungodly. God has indignation and wrath for the self-seeking, according to Rom. 2:9-11 for just one scriptural example.

I hate to out and out agree with you OT'er but yes I do. de Sheik is rite as rain. Also fits what QW says. Facts is facts. Some facts but mostly just my [email protected]/

Oh well. I tried to help you.Me, I will stick with the 4 Horsemen

The system you love to hate and hate to love. It seems the COG system - positions, elections, appointments and term limits - has resulted in some of its adherents struggling with a love/hate relationship, that is to say being of two-minds. Many of the recent post have to do with who should fill the slots of the top elected positions and other post decry the politics of the system. It gets to be a circular argument, as in we elected some great leaders, but we don't like who they appoint (or the agenda they composed).As an outside observer (by the way I attend your business sessions in Orlando) with a long family history in the COG, I would suggest that a good hard look at how the system developed and its functional consequences (good and bad) would be enlightening. Term limits are a good example. There seems to be a desire for some leadership (ABs as a example) to have opportunity to stay in the position longer to create continuity and develop long term strategies. Yet, the system is structured for just the opposite, with no one wanting to surrender the possibility of a change in leadership.I guess a good question to ask is why and when were term limits incorporated in the system? It may not be why (or who) and when you think.By the way, politics and networking can look very similar if you are on the outside looking in, yet I would say the first undermines and the second strengthens.