A
depiction of Moses and the Lawgiver
Today,
points on the Ten Commandments and sacred law are shared reflecting
on a recent exchange with a former co-worker from the Library of
Congress that is now posted on my pages at facebook.com. The
excellence of sacred law is its origin as truth communicated and
provided within personal relationships joining mankind to divinity.
Divine law can not be received among those lacking faith and the
other inseparable aspects of divine fullness imparted to mankind
through the ministries of Jesus Christ. Included are forbearance,
holiness, hope, humility, longsuffering, lovingkindness, oneness
without sameness, wisdom, and wrath against sin. The testimony must
be acknowledged that the law was provided written on tables of stone
by the finger of GOD, and has been spoken aloud by GOD to the
multitude assembled at Horeb. It is written: Romans 7: 12, King
James Version (KJV): 12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the
commandment holy, and just, and good. Consider the following:
Jack
Schwarz The 10 commandments contain very uneven writing and
should have been edited 4 better clarity. It always reads a bit like
the product of a committee rather than a vision of perfecting life on
earth. The fact that loving one another isn't in there is a big
missing piece that Isiah and others tried 2 rectify. So when some
crazy starts placing them on the court house lawn, I kind of wonder
whether they've thought that hard about what they contain or have
missed. jj
Michael
Andrew Williams Keep in mind, there is a romance around many of
these things that excuses all their flaws and inadequacy. Then again,
more than merely increasing their charm, their rough edges introduce
an otherwise unseen and inexplicable level of power. MAW
Jack
Schwarz No romance here------no loophole 4 sloppy writing by
committee. My particular bete noire is the honor thy parents
one------should read honor thy family because honor flows both ways
between generations and if it doesn't, a lot of grief ensues. The
writers were smart enough 2 target things like murder, theft,
adultery and false witness but somehow they missed this one which is
often the source of all the rest.
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He
saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed,
which is Christ. And this I say, that the covenant, that was
confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred
and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the
promise of none effect. For if the inheritance be of the law,
it is no more of promise: but God gave it to Abraham
by promise. (Galatians 3: 16-18, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Violating Commandments On Love? (10/13/2019); Kings,
Popes, Priests, Prophets? (09/22/2019); Conflict Among Multiple
Wills? (09/20/2019); Those Who Prefer Evil (09/02/2019); Self-will Is
Not Law (08/23/2019); Blaspheming the Holy Spirit (05/08/2019);
Divine Forgiveness and Justice (01/01/2019)
“Jack”,
for someone who has thoughtfully used the volumes of U. S. Code as a
reference work in making responses to the U. S. Congress, you may now
be exercising some bias in your standard for “well written”
legislation. The ancient fathers were not only challenged to engage
a social structure unlike that within the One-world Empire of Egypt
(where they hoped to assimilate despite all the Egyptians being
chattel), they also were challenged to operate having new affiliation
and identity as a state, rather than a collection of tribes having no
political franchise within the slave-holding household of Pharaoh.
Among
mature Christian believers, the Ten Commandments are received as an
aspect of a full divine revelation that features the appearance of
immortal, incorruptible, and invisible GOD using flesh and human form
(we say, Incarnation) to further make the character and nature of
divinity knowable, known, accessible, and approachable. The
covenant law is not to be read only for its carnal, historical,
material, moral, secular, and social focus; and the Ten Commandments
are acknowledged as a testimony to the authority, dominion,
righteousness, and sovereignty of divinity who stand together as
Creator, Deliverer, Redeemer, Savior, and the provider of Eternal
Life.
Immutable
and unchanging law is to govern and influence consciousness and
self-will within created beings and living creatures. The operations
of sin dominate and paralyze awareness and willpower within the
living. To illuminate the process and substance of existence and
life are the end of the law, rather than merely the resolution of
mundane and pedestrian quarrels among men on the earth continued by
“he-said, she-said, and who-struck-John.” In addition to
admonition, ordinances, regulations, requirements, rules, and
warnings the law presents exalted personhood, principle, and wisdom.
Sacred law makes apparent the divine presence through accuracy when
presenting facts in tribunals of truth-finding; attention to detail
(completeness; thoroughness); balance; impartiality; conclusive
findings; and the authoritative ordering of punishment as well as by
establishing records of offenses, determinations, and settlements
that also will have the force of law. More than this, divine law
conveys and imparts forgiveness, mercy and reconciliation. Consider
again the following on divine law that uses language from the Bible,
and the presentation from the music ministry of the King’s
College Choir:
(1.)
James 4: 11-13, King James Version (KJV): 11 Speak not evil one of
another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and
judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law:
but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a
judge. 12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy:
who art thou that judgest another?
(2.)
Hosea 6: 4-7, KJV: 4 O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O
Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a
morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 5 Therefore have
I hewed them by the prophets; I have slain them by the words
of my mouth: and thy judgments are as the light that
goeth forth. 6 For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the
knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. 7 But they like men have
transgressed the covenant: there have they dealt treacherously
against me.
(3.)
Isaiah 5: 13-16, KJV: 13 Therefore my people are gone into
captivity, because they
have
no knowledge: and their honourable men are
famished, and their multitude dried up with thirst. 14 Therefore
hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without measure: and
their glory, and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that
rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And the mean man shall be
brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of
the lofty shall be humbled: 16 But the Lord of hosts shall be
exalted in judgment, and God that is holy shall be sanctified in
righteousness.
(4.)
Romans 10: 4, KJV: 4 For Christ is
the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
(5.)
Galatians 5: 16-23, KJV: 16 This I say then, Walk in the
Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17 For the
flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh:
and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the
things that ye would. 18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not
under the law. 19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are
these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife,
seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings,
and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told
you in time past, that they which do such things shall not
inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness,
temperance: against such there is no law.
(6.)
Ecclesiastes 12: 13-14, KJV: 13 Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is
the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or
whether it be evil.)
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, (7.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IX1zicNRLmY.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto
you according to your faith.
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