Topic: Religion and Government
God’s Law, Obsolete or in Force Today? What happens to our culture is very dependent on how Christians relate to God’s law and its applicability to today’s society.by Lou Poumakis
(libertarian)
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Christians in general have failed to maintain the standards that were prevalent in this country since the colonial period. While this degradation took place over a long time interval, it has accelerated greatly since WW 2. Although there are many factors involved, the primary cause behind the change is a lack of regard for God's law among Christians. Many churches today have embraced Dispensational Theology which, among other things, teaches that God's law became obsolete with the coming of Christ. They say this even though Christ himself said that no word or letter of this law, the Law of Moses, would ever pass away (Matt. 5:18). While Christians generally try to be obedient to God, this doctrine, which denies the existence of a specific Biblical law system, one that applies to all men, seriously impairs their ability to hold up God's law as the standard for all law. Christians are not able to effectively judge the actions of Congress or the Supreme Court against what God says in His word. Instead of appealing directly to God's word without compromise, they are reduced to arguing their case along humanistic lines and appealing to human reason instead of God's word. This extremely serious limitation is responsible for the extent and rapidity of the cultural changes we have seen over the last century or so. And so, as Jesus warned us, the salt has lost its savor and society has sunk further and further from one level of depravity to another.
The question then for all true believers is, will we believe the Bible or these, no doubt well meaning, pastors that just play back what they learned from a few very misguided theologians. I started out as a Christian in just such a church but, by God's grace was exposed to better teaching very early (before I had time to absorb too much wrong theology). So I guess I'm living in a world that most people would call passe, out of touch with the present reality. I believe, though, that it isn't at all a past-oriented perspective. I believe that, contrary to what others may say, the Bible teaches that God's law is in effect today and will remain in effect forever. It is the wave of the future and represents a future-oriented viewpoint. All the cultures of this world will one day be Christian; God's law, the law that will never pass away, will be obeyed and every knee will bow to Christ as King (Phil. 2:10). That day is yet future but the process that will bring it about is in place today. For an in-depth explanation of this theological viewpoint, please visit: http://www.chalcedon.edu/
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