The Lawless Nations

It has been some time since my last article. I wish to continue sharing my thoughts and discoveries with anyone who is interested I. The hopes that it may give some hope and encouragement. 

As I have stated before on why I started this blog and decided to share these things, it’s because I believe there are many good people who do desire the truth.  At times we can all get discouraged or distracted. 

As of this writing as all of you will know, the times have gotten very interesting. I do not desire to delve into politics but I do wish to share some insights and provoke some serious thought on these events.  Just as a quick recap many of the nations have just been through a pandemic lockdown and at least in the United States there have been widespread protests many of which have been accompanied with widespread looting, vandalism, and murder.  But I want this article to focus on the general principles not the specific events because times will change but human nature remains the same.  

I have long known that human nature is selfish, materialistic, and prideful. These traits are most strongly seen in trying times. It is during times of crisis, not in times of peace that we see what character individuals have fostered in themselves. 

Many of my articles touch upon the Ten Commandments and the intent and spirit of those commandments.  So this article is going to go through each of the Ten Commandments to see how the nations are doing in regards to abiding these basic laws. 

 The nations in general, the majority of people, have forgotten God. Now the reason this is important is because without establishing this as a constant going forward, morality and thus right and wrong, becomes relativistic and it is human nature to justify their actions instead of reconciling against fixed truths. The nations have broken the first commandment by denying the existence of God. 

The nations have created their own gods in place of their true God. In most cases they have made men into their gods. They exalt and elevate the advise of experts, they put their trust in politicians, doctors, scientists, and professors. This despite the fact that all of them have proven to be unreliable and none of them possess the power to change us or heal us.  The nations have broken the second commandment by replacing God. 

As the nations or at least the leaders of many of the nations have taken upon themselves the place of God. They treat lightly the things of God and blaspheme his name.  Cursing and swearing is of course rampant, but I advocate that it is Gods right to rule since only He is truest a good and righteous ruler. As such only men or women who uphold God’s laws and standards should occupy leadership. Im not saying that only people who claim to be religious should govern. But I’m saying that anyone who occupies such positions does need to uphold the standards that God has set forth. Interesting thought, many critically thinking atheists will actually conclude that the laws that make up the Ten Commandments are the best laws to base a functioning society upon.   The nations have broken the third commandment by appointing leaders that blaspheme God and teach contrary to his commandments. 

They nations have attempted to end the observance of a sabbath. They have attempt to shut down churches and have openly persecuted both those who try to hold church services as well as those who attempt to attend such services.  The wicked have long persecuted those who try to do what is right, but recent events have taken it to the next level.  Now in my view church attendance is not of itself a requirement put forth by God, but it is to most a powerful aid to the faithful and the wicked are attempting to use it to drive those who are trying to find fellowship in Christ further away from the things of God and fill their hearts and minds with the things of Babylon.  As such I will hold this as an example of breaking the 4th commandment and any nation that continues to persecute the lawful observance of Sabbaths and other holy days will be marked down as Sabbath braking nations. 

Traditional values and teachings have been forgotten and discarded.  The younger generations rebel and mock their parents and the older generations. They twist and distort the history. Not just the younger generation, but the leadership and many of the people have taken part in a massive effort to rewrite the history. They place false motives and narratives on their forefathers and teachers. Many people now believe all many of incorrect or misleading information about how the nations were formed, what actually happened and why previous generations did what they did. Furthermore because many have been raised without being taught proper respect for their parents, authority in general, or the rights of others, these generations rebel against the very principles that are essential for a safe and lawful society. As such they have not honored, but rather disgraced their forefathers and foremothers and have broken the fifth  commandment. 

Many leaders and those they employ have killed the innocent and are using their power and influence to allow more people to be ruthlessly murdered.  In this time much of the violence and rioting is blamed on the terrible death of a civilian at the hands of a law enforcement officer, a scene that plays out more often than it should, but I will leave the names and other details out and focus on the broader story. Those who are supposed to uphold the law and protect liberty and justice have no right to oppress the people, let alone injure them or kill them or allow them to be killed. This is a disgrace and an abomination in the eyes of God. Now I do know that often law enforcement is put in a difficult situation, and they are human. But that does not justify wrongdoing in their part and I think all to many have lost sight of what they are supposed to be doing. But our outrage for any perceived or real injustices in no way justifies us in retaliating and murdering law enforcement or any others.  Murder is murder and is not justified.  You are not justified in confronting or provoking law enforcement, or slandering them, or destroying their property. Yes, those who are entrusted to protect the people must not murder or violate the people. This is an abomination. This practice must cease and any law enforcement that violates the trust of the people needs to be held accountable and appropriate justice measures do need to be taken. But on the flip side of this is the people.  And the people need to learn to govern themselves. They need to try to solve the issues that their communities face. Law enforcement (and governments in general) only exist because people  have not learned how to govern themselves.  If the people insist on violating each other or murdering each other then they are just as evil as the corrupt police they are retaliating against.  And I will add and emphasis that defending those who break the law or commit murder is to rake upon yourselves that crime. I personally condemn all who commit crimes regardless of their role. I would hold cops more accountable as they are specifically charged to uphold the law, but everyone is responsible for their own actions.  In addition most of the nations do openly promote abortion and abortion is murder of the innocent. I could continue on this point for some time but I’ll leave it at this. The nations have violated the 6th commandment by embracing murder. 

Promiscuity and sexual immorality have continued to reach new highs. During this time of crisis when people were placed into quarantine, the viewing of pornographic material has increased dramatically. I will make this statement clear. Indulging in promiscuity is adultery.  This stuff is filth. Be faithful to your spouse. As a whole marriage is under attack and people having extramarital associations is openly encouraged. Ultimately how you apply this is up to you, but one of the foundational building blocks of society is a stable family structure. A stable structure cannot consistently exist outside the traditional marriage structure and study after study and the current state of our society proves this point. As such, the 7th commandment has been broken.  

During the riots, people’s property has been vandalized (theft), stolen, people’s livelihoods destroyed (theft), homes and property has been burned and destroyed (theft).  And many if the leaders and law enforcement have allowed it to happen, often defending these wrongful actions, applauding the wonton wickedness and trying to pass it off as righteous indignation. Theft is a disgrace. If the leaders embrace it or justify it, they are guilty of it themselves. And any people who justify this lawlessness are taking part in it even if they have not directly participated. The only correct course is to condemn all theft and vandalism. It is wrong and never was and never will be the right way to accomplish good. The only thing that comes of evil is more evil. Those that have participated in these acts have broken the 8th commandment. 

During all this the leaders, media, and many of the people are promoting, fabricating, and propagating false information. Much of it is intended to encourage division. Much of it is intended to encourage lawlessness. Much if it is intended to spread fear. Much of it is intended to spread confusion. Regardless lies are lies and no good nation can be based upon lies. The truth, even if it’s not what we want to hear, brings peace, hope, and encouragement. It teaches us what is required of us to become better people. The lies that have become the accepted truth and the nations embrace it.  I will add that many people aren’t just being lied to. They want the lies. They know that much of what they hear is false, but they accept it and convince themselves that it’s true because a part of them prefers it to the truth. The nations have broken the 9th commandment by both lying to the people and the people have broken the commandment by accepting the lies. 

Many of the people in this age feel entitled to the fruits of the labors if others. The final commandment states that man is not to envy the property of his neighbor. Yet the cry of the people is to take the possessions if those who they perceive to be wealthier than themselves and redistribute that wealth. They want things that are not their own, that they haven’t worked for, and they are upset that others have.  And they have rallied behind leaders and revolutionaries that have promised to deliver.  I will be very clear on this point. If you desire to take other people’s stuff, that is the very definition of envy and if you act upon that desire it is theft. And if you elect or empower someone to do it on your behalf you have still committed this same offense. The peoples and nations of the earth have embraced this evil idea, this sickness of the heart. As such I will boldly declare that they have broken the 10th commandment. 

Now obviously this doesn’t apply to all individuals. But if the peoples of this nation and other nations don’t kick out the lawbreakers and those that empower lawbreakers from their public offices and demand leaders that keep the laws of God, and encourage others to keep the laws of God, then the result will be that this unrest and lawlessness will continue and it will affect the nations.  I will even declare if there are any nations that can honestly say that they as a nation keep even one of these commandments they would be spared all the bulk of the crises that come as a result. The storm that is sweeping across the nations is the result of their breaking on a large scale every single one of the basic laws that are required for a society to even function.