Bible Topics

The motto: “No one is above the Law” is a half-truth. The Law today may well be determined by Congress or Legislature or by the Supreme Court (if not the Law itself, the interpretation of it that is applied). That Law may be good or bad. The Biblical principle is that no one is above the Law of God. When individuals are sovereign, as in Libertarianism, all values are relative- they are individual values. The complete freedom of individuals (the philosophy of laissez-faire) is not a Scriptural or Christian value. When the State is sovereign there may be social stability, but that, too, is not a Scriptural or Christian value. In fact, true freedom and social stability are possible only when individuals and the State are both under the authority of God and the Law of God.

From my revised article on Biblical Principles of Government-

introduction-to-civil-government-biblical-principles

Biblical Light on the subject of Foreigners in Israel- it is not what you have heard

Many Christians (and others) favor five arguments to support an open door immigration policy, and particularly a Federal Government Policy that will facilitate welcoming  "undocumented workers" or illegal immigrants into full inclusion in American life with all of its rights and privileges.  These arguments are "Hospitality", "Humanity", "Image of God", "we are all immigrants" and especially the argument using what the Bible teaches about Aliens in Israel.  This post is specifically about these these five arguments.  The claim is that they are Biblical or Christian.  They are not.   (Comments that go beyond this topic into other areas such as NAFTA and Free Trade are not appropriate here.)

The effort is on to find the next Supreme Court Justice and the major litmus test is how the candidate will interpret the Constitution.  The philosophy of interpretation will determine how the candidate would rule on many case that come before the Court, e.g. Abortion.  I have long realized the same applies to Christian Faith and Practice.  How one views the Bible determines how one judges issues such as Marriage.  Interestingly, the debate about Constitutional Interpretation is very similar to the one about Scripture.

Here is a good, helpful article about interpreting the Constitution.  See if it applies to how you read your Bible

http://www.eppc.org/programs/constitution/publications/pubID.2394,programID.39/pub_detail.asp