Every week a hundred
stories, if not a thousand, illustrate the truth that the Bible is the most
relevant and reliable book on the school’s library shelf. Having been a preacher for almost 50 years,
it is my purpose to pick a story each week that illuminates the impact the
Bible has had, could have, or should have on “modern” mankind.
The battle for
homosexual rights won another victory in Arizona when Governor Brewer vetoed a
bill that guaranteed the right of business owners to exercise their religious
beliefs. The bill was an attempt to restore some lost religious freedoms.[i]
However, the homosexual
rights advocates claimed it would give business owners the right to
discriminate.[ii] Besides using the age old technique of
vilifying the enemy, the homosexual rights advocates threatened economic
boycotts.[iii] In addition, Eric Holder announced that the
Justice Department will recognize that same-sex spouses should have the same
legal rights as all other married couples.[iv]
What does the Bible have to say about homosexual
rights?
Well, let me paraphrase:
No one has the right to do what is wrong!
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14.
The sinner has the
right and responsibility to repent. Ezekiel 14:16; 16:46-50; 18:30-32.
Our Constitutional
rights are based upon our responsibilities and duties to the Laws of Nature and
to Nature’s God.[v] This was the Founding Fathers’ belief.[vi] They enumerated those rights and
responsibilities in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
The First Amendment
says, “Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof…”[vii]
That is so plain that a
3 year old liberal should understand. Congress shall make no law…none…nada…nil…zilch…zippo…zero…kapeesh!
At the beginning, it
must be understood what the Founding Fathers considered to be “law” or the
basis of law. They considered the Bible to be the basis for our laws—the spring
from which all laws are derived—the plum line by which all laws are to be
tested—the foundation upon which all laws are laid. Noah Webster summed up their feelings when he
said, “The moral principles and precepts found in the Scriptures ought to form
the basis of all our civil constitutions and laws.”[viii]
Our national monuments
reveal the importance of Scripture as the basis of law and justice. Over the Supreme Court’s east entrance is an
image of Moses holding the Ten Commandments and under him the words “Justice
the guardian of Liberty.”[ix] Moses appears eight times in the carvings
that surround the Supreme Court’s Great Hall ceiling.[x]
The National Monument
to the Forefathers at Plymouth, Massachusetts, illustrates the religious roots
of America.[xi] Standing tall is Faith with the Holy Bible in
her left hand and her right hand pointing toward the sky. Sitting around this
statue are four virtues. Morality sits holding the Ten Commandments in her left
hand and a scroll of the book of Revelation in her right hand, with an Old
Testament Prophet on one side and a New Testament Evangelist on the other. Then
Law is tempered with Justice on one hand and Mercy on the other. Education is
represented with the Wisdom of Maturity on one side and Youth following
Experience on the other. Finally, Liberty sits with Peace on one side and the
Overthrow of Tyranny on the other.
(Faith is central to the other virtues of American freedom.)
We are all familiar
with the statue of Lady Justice, blindfolded, with scales in one hand and a
sword in the other hand. The idea behind Justice comes from the Reformation.
The Reformation ideal of Justice is illustrated in Lausanne, Switzerland, at
the Supreme Court building in the famous painting by Paul Robert, which is
titled Justice Lifts the Nations[xii]. In the
painting, the woman who represents Justice has her sword pointing to an open
book, which is clearly marked “The Law of
God.”[xiii]
The sword of Justice always
points to the Laws of Nature and Nature’s God. This is its authority. Do you
want our laws to come from some book that says it is alright to kill your
enemies? Do you want our laws to come from the minds of corrupt men? Do you want
our laws to come from the Humanist Manifesto?
Without a just,
righteous, and proven standard, our laws will become the mere whims of one
depraved human to persecute anyone he wills—hocus pocus—Obamascare—is not about
healthcare for the poor, but redistribution of wealth.
Sure enough—I worked
hard to get an education so that I could earn enough money to pay for my own healthcare,
and then I lost my policy to Obamascare. However, the minimum wage workers at
my company all signed up for Medicaid. Think about it! Those who spurned an education get rewarded
with free cell phones, free housing, free groceries, and free healthcare. I see it every day!
Whose “law” are we
following? Not God’s Law because the Bible always condemns the slothful and
lazy. Proverbs 18:19…the slothful is brother to the waster.
Is homosexuality a
religious freedom? NO…because you do not have the right to do what is wrong!
Next, the First
Amendment also explains the two areas in which Congress shall make no
laws. First is the area of an
established religion. Congress can make no laws that would “establish” one
religion above another. Many countries, then and now, have an established
religion which is supported by tax money from the government—an established
religion. In other words, Congress can pass “no law” that would “establish” the
Baptist or Methodist or Catholic or any faith as the state-supported
religion. All faiths have an equal
footing in the nation—being freely supported by the free-will offerings of
individuals. Unknown to many, Secular Humanism
is the established, tax-supported religion of America.[xiv]
Is homosexuality a
religion? NO…because you do not have the right to do what is wrong!
The second part of the
First Amendment prohibits Congress from making “no law” that would prohibit the
free exercise of religion. This includes individual freedom in all our spheres
of life—not just the place of worship, but also the right to practice our
religious beliefs in our businesses, our schools, our homes, our social
circles—everywhere and at all times etc.
Only that is real liberty!
Is homosexuality an
individual religious belief? NO…because
you do not have the right to do what is wrong!
However, the problem
has not been Congress only, but the Supreme Court “legislating” from the bench.
Arizona Senate Bill 1062 was simply an attempt to restore the religious liberty
that had been struck down by the Supreme Court’s decision in City of Boerne v. Flores.[xv] This was after Congress passed the
Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 2012.
Congress should not have to pass a law restoring religious freedom.
Congress shall make no
law. The Supreme Courts shall make “no
law.”
The Supreme Court has
been “legislating” from the bench for decades and the result is that our
Constitutional rights have been trampled and trashed. The Supreme Court has
legislated the Bible and prayer out of our schools—you can only pray if a shooter
enters the building. The Supreme Court
has legislated that women have a right to kill their babies. The Supreme Court
has legislated that Obamascare has the right to force individuals to buy health
insurance. And the Supreme Court has legislated that homosexuals have the right
to push their lifestyle down the throats of Christians.
The point is that no
one has the right to do what is wrong—not even the government. By what authority do they do this since they
deny God?
The founders said that
we derived our rights from the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God—our Creator
has given to us certain unalienable rights.
The Ten Commandments
have 8 “negative” commands—thou shalt not—because the negative adverb “not” limits
the rights of the lawbreaker but expands the rights of the righteous
individual. Thou shalt not kill limits
the rights of the killer to kill. No one
has the right to do what is wrong. However, it expands the rights of the
righteous because the Scripture does justify killing in self-defense or in case
of war. It also gives to government the right to kill the murderer—by the hand
of man shall the murderer’s blood be shed. Genesis 9:6 and Leviticus 24:17.
Nowhere in the Laws of
Nature or of Nature’s God does the right to an abortion exist. It was not mentioned in the writings of the
Founding Fathers, yet the Supreme Court found it mysteriously hidden in the
inside pocket of the right to privacy.
You do not have the right to do what is wrong!
Nowhere in the Laws of
Nature or of Nature’s God does the right to commit any sin exist!
Can you imagine the
murderer saying, “I have a right to kill whoever I want”?
Can you imagine the
theft saying, “I have the right to steal whatever I want”?
Can you imagine the
liar saying, “I have the right to insult and slander at will”?
Yet, this is the logic
being used by the Supreme Court. The mother has the right to kill. In the process, millions of human babies
have lost their rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
The Supreme Court has
used this logic to give to the homosexual the right to force his lifestyle upon
others. However, the business owner has lost his right to refuse service if it
violates his religious beliefs. He has
also lost his property rights because he can now be sued out of existence. And
the preacher has lost the right to condemn sin![xvi]
Leviticus 18:22; 20:13;
Romans 1:26-28; I Corinthians 6:9-10.
Without doubt, homosexuality is a sin! Amen, Brother Phil Robinson!
Once the Laws of Nature
and of Nature’s God have been turned upside down, then there is no limit to the
absurd rulings yet to come from the Supreme Court. What is to stop them from giving the Satanist
the right to obey his Bible—which commands him to break all of God’s Ten Commandments.
Do Satanists have a
legal standing to offer human sacrifices? Yes, by the logic that the Supreme
Court is using!
Do Muslims have a legal
standing to kill all infidels? Yes, by the logic that the Supreme Court is
using! You can expect Sharia law and
international law to be the new standard used by our courts.
Do Christians have a
legal standing to practice their beliefs? NO, by the logic that the Supreme
Court is using!
Beam me up, Scotty!
What is happening to
our nation—to our Constitution—to our Bill of Rights?
Right now, the preacher
who dares to call homosexuality a sin is threatened with all kinds of legal
actions to silence him. He faces unjust
lawsuits that he can’t afford! He faces endless
audits from the IRS! He faces government
harassment from every possible agency—NSA, EPA, FBI! If you don’t believe that can happen in
America, then ask the owner of the Gibson guitar plant![xvii] [xviii]
The day is coming when
preachers who condemn homosexuality will be put into prison for “hate” crimes.
This Sword of Damocles hangs over the pulpit now!
Is this right? NO!
Is this America? NO!
Is this the future of
freedom? NOBODY KNOWS!
What can we do about
it? Whatever we do to preserve Lady
Liberty, we had better do quickly!
We the People …had a plan over
243 years ago.
We the People …have a plan. Read it! Are you ready to join?
We the People …have a choice
to make. Many have chosen to pursue what is wrong. Many will choose to do nothing.
A few will choose to do what is right!
America’s future depends on your choice—each and every one!
May God bless America!
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