Here is my opinion. Okay, quit laughing.
It is a strongly worded document. It is true and right in my estimation. This is why I am praying for the Spirit to enlighten Society that in order to pursue a good life, the Moral Law has to be known and understood for what it is. It is the Law of Love. The Decalogue is the Law of Love. It is what shows us the way. It is what guides us back to knowing what is good and right when we do fail. It calls for us to be humble as well as loving and forgiving. It starts off with God's Love bringing his people out of bondage.
Exo 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
Exo 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
I like the document but if I was reading it with unconverted American ears I wouldn't understand it. I also wouldn't care. I would first be inclined to fight for Liberty from Tyranny just because that is what I learned as an American child. I wouldn't understand this total allegiance to a religion about a man. I am just telling you what I have experienced from talking with the friends of my kids. I have to start somewhere and most of the time it comes down to questions about who makes the rules and what grid do we use to guide us. I have been pretty successful with the kids who are all now around 30. At the same time I keep remembering... 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
We live in some pretty cool exciting times. LOL SMH. I am really Glad I aint Canadian.
It is a strongly worded document. It is true and right in my estimation. This is why I am praying for the Spirit to enlighten Society that in order to pursue a good life, the Moral Law has to be known and understood for what it is. It is the Law of Love. The Decalogue is the Law of Love. It is what shows us the way. It is what guides us back to knowing what is good and right when we do fail. It calls for us to be humble as well as loving and forgiving. It starts off with God's Love bringing his people out of bondage.
Exo 20:1 And God spake all these words, saying,
Exo 20:2 I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mat 22:38 This is the first and great commandment.
Mat 22:39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Mat 22:40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
I like the document but if I was reading it with unconverted American ears I wouldn't understand it. I also wouldn't care. I would first be inclined to fight for Liberty from Tyranny just because that is what I learned as an American child. I wouldn't understand this total allegiance to a religion about a man. I am just telling you what I have experienced from talking with the friends of my kids. I have to start somewhere and most of the time it comes down to questions about who makes the rules and what grid do we use to guide us. I have been pretty successful with the kids who are all now around 30. At the same time I keep remembering... 1Co 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
We live in some pretty cool exciting times. LOL SMH. I am really Glad I aint Canadian.