Sunday, June 17, 2018

Morality "Trumps" the Law!

So they [the rulers, elders, and scribes, and priests (vs. 5-6)] called them and commanded them not to speak at all nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John answered and said to them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you more than to God, you judge. ... (Acts 4:18-19) But Peter and the other apostles answered and said: “We ought to obey God rather than men." (Acts 5:29) 

Just because something is legal doesn't mean it's moral! Anything that goes against the Word of God is not to be obeyed. Those who are in authority or have the charge to carry out unjust commands must resolve, as Christ Jesus commanded His disciples, on how to decide whom and what we should obey:

Jesus began to say to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees [the religious leaders], which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known. 3 Therefore whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops. 4 And I say to you, My friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. 5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!" (Luke 12:1-5) We are to fear God more than man, because the consequences of disobeying his moral laws or more grave than any consequence man can implement.

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. 27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world. (James 1:26-27) If this is pure and undefiled religion, why would anyone think it's ok to separate children from their parents, especially mothers? God, please save America and its leaders!

Jesus said, "...For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you wish you may do them good; but Me you do not have always." (Mark 14:7) Love helps people, who are seeking better for themselves and their families, become what God created them to be - it's better for them and for the world! So he answered and said, “ ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,’ and ‘your neighbor as yourself.’ ” (Luke 10:27)

PLEASE VOTE WISELY GOING FORWARD...



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