Advice of Counsel

For mere mortals "counsel" means a lawyer. More likely, a friend or colleague. For the elect it means Jesus, so Ted Cruz must have had a meetup with his Savior before he had his coming-out at Liberty Baptist University, where the school mascot should be the BIGOT. 

Did he mean to establish his hopelessness as a candidate for the presidency at that bastion of backwardness and homogeneity? Oh, my God, a "homo" word. They will be horrified. Retroactively, having Jesus as lead defense means you are existentially not-guilty.

Incrimination is impossible with Jesus on your side. You're not guilty by virtue of salvation no matter what. You are right irrespective of conscience or morality, results or intents, mortal or venial sins. Can the saved commit a mortal sin? Are they absolved instantly?

It's all a conundrum to heathen like me, dwellers in imperfection and uncertainty. At least my dog loves me. I'm sure I'm a living insult to creation in Cruz's eyes. I'll regard the Religious Right's salvation defense as mutation of the insanity defense and let it go at that. 

And take care of my dog, the good creature. Cruz's crowd will have to represent Christ in the world. I hope they're right about their salvation. Jesus will be seriously pissed with them if they're not. It would mean an amazing post-mortem reversal of fortune for them.