Romans 13 – Wait a Minute! Wasn’t that Written in Pre-Christian Rome?!
History as Your Context for Judging
“A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.” Proverbs 25:26, KJV.
“How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked?” Psalm 82:2, KJV.
“They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them.” Proverbs 28:4, KJV.
“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.” Proverbs 17:15, KJV.
“He that saith unto the wicked, ‘Thou art righteous;’ him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:” Proverbs 24:24, KJV.
“Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?” Psalm 94:20, KJV.
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Adding to the Law – As Bad as Subtracting
Adding to the Law
When he was president, I was thinking about what I would have said to President Barack O’Bama. You know how you think when you think you’re smarter than everybody else. I would like to explain the danger of politics. One of the dangers is the contrast with faith. Faith seeks to be right with God, and He will give power to that faithful one. Politics is the attainment of power without any need to be right with God. When you’re poor and weak and God gives you power, you know you’re on the right track, not perfect, but on the right track. But with politics, how do you know you’re using power rightly? Do you need faith? Do you help the poor? Who are the poor? Is it those without means, or is it those who are pursued for their means? I mean, can you vote the largesse of those with means so that you can enjoy the product of their work? Does “Thou shalt not steal” not apply as long as a majority says it’s okay? Can you steal by using the ballot box?
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Yes, It’s Time to Cast Aside Secular Humanist Law and Education
Yes, It’s Time to Cast Aside Secular Humanist Law and Education
Evolution’s System of Law:
- Man as the only reasoning animal on planet earth is in charge, sovereign, the supreme One. Man is the true god.
- Some men are higher than others in the pyramid of hierarchy; the more intelligent, the more advanced, the more skilled in political manipulation – Obey them for they’re the judges.
- Law is not fixed but is evolving along with man. Law is what those in 2., above, say it is for the rest of us based on they themselves create or change. Be ready for it to change tomorrow . . . or else.
- You will be brought into line with the rules of 3., above, or be punished, and no religion will save you.
- The future is bright, as long as you fall into line and let the smart people in 2., above, stay in charge and tell you and everyone else what to do. The people in 2., above, will guide us through the evolutionary process and avoid an extinction event, but we must be united as a species. If we think your religion might hold back our progress as a united species, then our survival is really much more important than your beliefs . . . or even you. Get the picture?
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Covenant Aspects to Leviticus 18:1-5 & Deuteronomy 1:13-18 – Post 2
Covenant Aspects to Leviticus & Deuteronomy
Ray Sutton in That You May Prosper claims the following: “So, That You May Prosper has two parts: covenant and dominion. My primary purpose in the ‘covenant’ section is to define the covenant. The Book of Deuteronomy is a model, a place where all of its parts can clearly be seen. Deuteronomy IS to the covenant what Romans is to systematic theology. But how do we know Deuteronomy is a covenant? Moses says, “He declared to you His covenant which He commanded you to perform, that is, the Ten Commandments [Words]” (Deut. 4:13).
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Biblical Judicial System – A Unique System of Laws
A Unique System of Laws
Israel’s system of government, including its judiciary, was unique in the ancient world, purposely so. It was meant to cause God’s chosen people to stand out. It was the ideal system, meant to demonstrate how wise God’s people were, not in themselves, but in the law they had. “Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.” Deuteronomy 4:6. However, more importantly, it was also the society and system of government into which the Messiah was to be born and live. How much more should it have been the ideal and model for the world of what God wants?
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