Anyone who takes the Bible seriously knows God is in control of the
weather. He also is in control of sickness and disease. God is able to
raise up and bring down nations. See for example Deut. chapter 28.
Just as an obese person is more susceptible to disease and sickness,
we may get distracted by asking if we caused our own unusual climatic
conditions by selfish energy consumption contributing to global
warming. I don’t know. But I do know this is only a subset of the
real question: is America obeying God’s law, which includes civil law?
There is little argument about our past.
Displays like the Ten Commandments tell a critically important part
of America’s history … They make it clear that America is not like
other nations. Much of our legal system was deliberately established
on principles derived directly from the Bible. In fact, 12 of the
original 13 colonies incorporated the entire Ten Commandments into
their civil and criminal laws. [Alan Sears, president of the
conservative Christian Alliance Defense Fund]
But what about our present?
Atheists are offended when the Ten Commandments are displayed anywhere
but especially in or near courtrooms. They know that the Commandments
include a fear of God as the source for civil authority. This goes
against their own world-view: usually secular humanism. Alan Sears
asks for donations pretending to desire biblical law, but knowing full
well that since the mid 20th century the American civil governments
were “baptized” as “secular”. Alan dares *not* to make the claim in a
courtroom that our present civil authority is the same as what it was
in the past because he knows it isn’t!
Our Christian Constitutional lawyers are arguing that displays of
Ten-Commandment monuments have historical relevance rather than having
any legal authority. They do not want to return to our nation’s past
where the Bible was legally connected to civil and criminal law, in
effect, telling the nation it is ok to not fear the Lord in our civil
courtrooms. Accordingly, people live undisciplined selfish
lifestyles. The law of the book of Judges is now relevant. “Everyone
did what was right in his own eyes.”
What about our future?
II Chronicals 7:14 gives US hope. It also tells us who to blame for
our country’s misfortune. The blame for Katrina falls on those who
wear the “Christian” label but choose not to obey Him. If Christians
do not do what that verse says, then the negative sanctions given in
Deuteronomy 28 are sure to continue upon Katrina’s heels. Are you
willing to let “America the Ugly” take over without a change of heart?
America! America!
God mend thine every flaw,
Confirm thy soul in self-control,
Thy liberty in law!
[America the Beautiful]