Subject: Constitution
Mythbusters
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Posted: 12 Jul 2013 07:12 AM PDT
There are, at least, two Biblical reasons why
the Constitutional Republic is one day doomed to fail like all previous
man-made governments (Daniel 2:44, etc.):
1) The framers failed to
expressly establish government and society upon Yahweh’s immutable morality
as codified in His triune law (His commandments, statutes, and judgments). As
a result, the handwriting for the Republic’s demise was written on the wall
long ago.
And every one that heareth these sayings of
mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built
his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the
winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of
it. (Matthew 7:26-27)
The floods and the winds have commenced, and
America teeters on the precipice of degradation and destruction. In fact, it
would seem she’s already fallen over the cliff.
2) The Philadelphia convention
was made up of both professing Christians and non-Christians.1
As a result, the Constitutional Republic was destined to fail from its
inception:
Be ye not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with
Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what
agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the
living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I
will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among
them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord…. (2 Corinthians 6:14-17)
And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto
them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and
every city or house divided against itself shall not stand.” (Matthew 12:25)
Let’s Write a Biblical
Preamble
Knowing the Constitutional Republic will one
day collapse should motivate today’s Christians to do whatever they can to
prepare for this inevitability. More importantly, we should begin preparing
the ground for our posterity to do it right(eous) the next time.
With this in mind, I am requesting preamble
proposals from our readers: If you were asked to be a delegate to a
constitutional convention for the purpose of establishing a Biblical
government, how might you write the Preamble for its constitution?
I have a preamble already written. However, by
no means do I believe it is perfect. I would like to get your ideas before
posting the “final” draft here and on our main site. Keep in mind this is
only the preamble upon which the remaining constitution would be predicated.
(Not counting footnotes, the preamble I’ve written consists of approximately
one hundred words. Try to keep yours to a comparable length.)
You can either submit your proposal below in
response to this post, or email it to me at tweiland@vistabeam.com.
I look forward to your submissions.
What a grand day it will be when a future
generation actually holds such a convention.
1. For the same reason, the Constitution could
not help but to be, at best, a Biblically compromised contract.
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1 comment:
Yes, all human governments will fail. But...
The Constitutional Republic was purposely NOT designed to institute a theocracy. A man-made theocracy is, by definition, illegitimate, and would necessarily be an oppressing, tyrannical regime. It would be a huge, massive mistake, a repeating of the horrors we can see in history.
Secular government has its appropriate sphere. When it tries to usurp outside that sphere, evil results will happen. Christians involved in setting up the Constitutional Republic had an understanding of this matter that few have today.
The Ends will not be justified by the Means.
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