Attacks on the Gospel – the target is always law and legislator

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The attacks on the gospel, regardless of their nature, target, or who or what they are directed against, all have one common denominator: they target God’s law and the lawgiver.

God’s law is “natural”

The law of God, the Ten Commandments, is the foundation of God’s rule; it describes God’s character and, not least, the ideal for harmonious existence and coexistence. The law of God is as binding as the (physical) fundamental laws of nature, with the only difference being that the Ten Commandments are formulated for living beings with free will—a property that neither gravity, nor the weak and strong nuclear forces, nor electromagnetism possess.

Law or arbitrariness?

Justice presupposes a set of rules; otherwise, any proclaimed justice exists in a vacuum, undefined and certainly unsuitable for administering justice. Otherwise, the judgment of a ruler would be arbitrary, a judgment based on whim and the prevailing mood. Furthermore, the governed must know what is right and wrong. Anyone who takes items from a shop without paying for them commits theft, and that is a crime. Where is that written? In the relevant law. It is irrelevant whether a law is communicated verbally or in writing.

The same applies to the 10 Commandments, which were “only” written by God himself on two stone tablets on Mount Sinai to Moses, and which form the foundation of God’s rule, or rather, the kingship of Jesus Christ. Without law, Jesus would be a king without any rules. He would simply sit on his throne and watch as people managed their lives without any guidelines. Even a critical glance or a corrective objection would be arbitrary and inappropriate, because where there is no law, there is no wrongdoing, let alone sin (e.g., Romans 4:15).

Orally – On stone – In the heart

“Yes, but it goes without saying that murder and manslaughter are wrong, and God has written the law in our hearts.” Such a statement is certainly correct. However, it by no means implies that the law is thereby abolished, as is often argued—that is contradictory anyway—but rather that this law exists and is bindingly anchored in the heart. It cannot be closer than in one’s own heart. Therefore, it is all the more incomprehensible to declare it obsolete.

Cain killed his own brother Abel. That was (obviously) wrong. How could Cain have known this? Through a corresponding law. To punish Cain now for something for which there is no law would be pure arbitrariness. Joseph was on the verge of being seduced by his mistress in Egypt. However, Joseph rebuffed her, saying:
“how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9)
Sin? There must be a law against it. Specifically, adultery.

It is completely irrelevant whether God’s law is conveyed orally, by stone tablets, or through one’s own heart; the law is existent, binding, unchanging, indelible, and eternal. To abolish the law is to abolish God!

God is equal to law

God’s law is repeated and emphasized countless times in the Bible in various forms. This is a recurring theme throughout both the Old and New Testaments.

“A rebellion is an uprising to resist and directly oppose an authority, a law, or a policy. Such an uprising aims to change the government.” (according to Wikipedia). The serpent in the Garden of Eden declared God’s rule against taking fruit from the Tree of Knowledge null and void by negating the punishment (certain death) also prescribed by God.

“Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:4-5)

Emotions over reason

Eve listened to the serpent, even though God had clearly explained the rule to her and she understood it. She saw the serpent as a higher authority than God and thus even agreed with the adversary that God had actually lied. This happened even though God’s statement and the serpent’s statement clearly, directly, and therefore easily recognizable as contradicting each other. The deception had simply come first. Today, the situation is even more dangerous for humanity, because deception is ubiquitous, omnipresent, more subtle, and specifically targets people’s emotions. Eve herself succumbed to her emotions and completely switched off her critical thinking. After all, “open eyes,” “being like God,” and “lasting immortality” probably fill most people with a sense of fulfillment.

Switching off (critical) reason in humans, and instead giving in to the dictates of one’s own emotions, has always been a strategy of the adversary. This is relatively easy to do and has long since become an unquestioned everyday occurrence (Info).

Back then direct, today subtle

Today, the identical deception is merely formulated “somewhat differently”. The “immortal soul“, the “enlightenment”, the “indwelling divine spark” and “listen to your heart“. Simply saying “abolished law” would be too simplistic, so today it’s “Jesus fulfilled the law,” “only love,” “God loves you,” “that only applied to Jews.” What logical consequence would remain? “Do what you want!”

Excuses are futile

You can twist and turn it however you like, but the declaration that God’s law is finished, obsolete, fulfilled, abolished, or non-binding is and remains what it truly is: rebellion, a revolt against God’s government, with the goal of changing His government. Since God’s character is unchanging, and therefore so is His law, this would mean “replacing” the ruler. The current “prince of the earth” has precisely this goal and is already poised to do so.

Regardless of whether the rebellion is deliberate or one is merely an ignorant follower of the masses, one could have known better. The rebelling farmer, pitchfork in hand, will have to answer for his actions and cannot excuse himself by claiming ignorance of why he joined the raging mob in the first place.

“f ye love me, keep my commandments.“, said Jesus Christ (John 14:15). One more thing not to be forgotten. It would be unjust if God were to pronounce judgment without a legal basis. That would be arbitrary. But it is equally arbitrary not to enforce an existing law and the formulated consequences for breaking it. To “turn a blind eye.” God is just, always has been, and always will be, but that also means:

Bible verses from King James Version (1611)