Moral = Legal; “Legal” Does Not = Right

To state moralities or “beliefs” have no place with legality and legislating laws is equal to stating that the legislator’s moralities and beliefs had no play in their legislating laws. This is impossible. In reality, their beliefs are being legislated. It would be desirable therefore to have people in the position to legislate that have right or moral beliefs. Notwithstanding, even legislators are not in control, God is. “Submit yourselves for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether to a king as the one in authority, or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do right.” (1 Peter 13-14)

When a person matches up to the moral law, or "natural law" as C.S. Lewis puts it, he basically achieves the goal of the law of the state; because the law, in effect, is written based on this natural law, of right and wrong. No one matches up to their own convictions to do good, let alone God’s laws. Only those whose consciences are seared as with a hot iron no longer have these convictions. It is not sufficient for them to commit abominations in secret, they want to write laws permitting these shameful acts to be done in midday. Laws are essentially written to dissuade men from things like murder, extortion, thievery, sexual immorality, violence, and oppression.

There is a certain law written on people's hearts; a law that wasn't put there by men. If a person does not fulfill this law, then he will condemn himself, justify himself, cover his sin, or confess these transgressions to God and prosper.

Laws are/will/have been written by men to allow/command/promote people to do things that are wrong. For instance, even though legislation was passed to allow homosexuality, it is still illegal and an abomination before God, and worthy of hellfire. (Leviticus 18:22) (Romans 1:18-32) (Jude 1:7)

Abortion is similar to passing one’s own child through the flame to their gods (stomach, fleshly desires, ambitions, filthy lucre, mammon, pleasures, wood, stone). “You slaughtered my children and offered them up to idols by causing them to pass through the fire.” (Ezekiel 16:21) Likewise, even if laws are written on paper to permit killing babies, it is wrong and worthy of judgment.

In the past, king Xerxes passed a law to kill all Jews in his kingdom, men, women, and children. Even though this law was passed, it was not right. It was written because of a man's hatred, envy, and pride and never because of morals. Actually it was a lack thereof. One of the legislators of this law, Haman, was later hung on a high gallows that he himself had raised. “He who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit good.” (Proverbs 28:10) Then a just law was passed by that same king Xerxes (morality not lacking) allowing the Jews to defend themselves. (Esther)

To write laws contrary to morality (or what is right) is lawlessness. It is evil and all the hypocrites transgress in this way. “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness; Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!” (Isaiah 5:20)

In the same way, those who legislate laws out of licentiousness and godlessness, will be recompensed. There is only one true Judge, and His laws stand forever.

There is no power in the written law to save a man from the consequences of the law, death. Every man has broken the written laws of God. There is a new law through the life and liberty found in Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God. Jesus Christ was sent to die for all of the world’s law-breaking/transgressions/sin. Change your heart and lives and confess your law-breaking and believe on His son. He will pardon you, if you repent. Today is the day of salvation. Seek the Lord while He may be found. He who puts his trust in Him will not be put to shame on that great and fearful day, the return of the King.

- Matt Simonson

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