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The Christian Social Mandate: A Biblical View Of Lots Of Stuff

This thought-provoking article introduces or both, as the magistrate shall
the reader to various applications of the determine (but never exceeding 40); both
Christian worldview to a host of the amount of the fine, and number of
political, social, theological and stripes should be determined by judges
economic issues. Seat belts are required upon conviction by a jury. In the case of
for this ride.The issues chosen represent capital crimes, the death penalty is
a selective sample from Carson's studies. warranted. In no case should anyone ever
The Mandate aims to provide something of be sentenced to an extended stay in a
an overview of what a Christian nation prison.Prisons only punish innocent
would look like; for "righteousness taxpayers for the offences of criminals
exalts a nation," and "blessed is that and dehumanize those so incarcerated. The
nation whose God is the Lord." Boy, is prison system is inherently unjust and
this going to be controversial or what.1. inhumane, therefore, and ought to be
National Covenanting.The Law of God abolished altogther, except for cells
requires the conjoining of U.S. churches used as temporary detention devices for
and citizens into a National Christian suspects awaiting trial, or for those
Covenant with Almighty God, to honor the convicted of capital crimes who await
Person, Redemptive Work (Gospel), and execution. For it is written: "...that
Law, of the Lord Jesus Christ -- as the you should not go beyond what is
only proper foundation of law for this written."6d. Personal Medicinal Liberty.
land. All other religions [meaning false The law of the Lord permits no government
religions] are thereby to be banned from to ban the sale or purchase of any
the public realm; yet they may be pharmacological substance or medical
practiced privately without hindrance equipment of any kind, except those used
from the civil authorities. Although it to promote any sin (such as "birth
is sinful at all times to practice false control"). Nevertheless, anyone found
religion, yet not all sins are to be guilty of killing another human being --
outlawed. Thus, although it be detestable even though accidentally -- while
idolatry, yet the Word of God permits intoxicated or inebriated, because of the
that any person may legally practice effects of some induced substance upon
PRIVATELY whichever religion(s) he will the killer's faculties -- the guilty
in his or her own home. Nevertheless, party shall face the death penalty for
none may publicly promote any religion negligent homicide, which is the same as
other than the faith of Jesus in any way, premeditated murder in the eyes of God.
nor attempt to provide any good or As it is written: "You shall take eye for
service to aid and abet the unlawful eye, tooth for tooth, life for life."6e.
promotion of false religion.2. National Biblical Medical Practices.The
Sovereignty. Because the divine law psychiatric industry, based as it is upon
recognizes nations and their leaders as so many counter-biblical (false)
ordained of God's providence, nations assumtptions that it offers no real help,
therefore possess legitimate authority and does much harm, to persons of all
with the right of self-government, and sorts -- should be abolished by law -- as
all those other rights necessary for the ought also alleged professional
establishment and maintaining of good counselors and psychologists.Most "mental
order in society delineated in the holy problems" are in fact secondary effects
Scripture.Consequently, this mandate of real physical conditions improperly
rejects the alleged authority of any diagnosed (or undiagnosed) by medical
proposed international CIVIL government practitioners. Those in genuine need of
-- whether formed by way of contract, sound counseling should seek the advice
covenant, league, or other means -- as an of the wise elders of a church adorned by
attempted usurpation of the Crown Rights sound doctrine and good works. The Bible
of Jesus Christ the Lord. For it is is sufficient for all matters of faith
written: "but the Lamb shall overcome and practice, such that he who
them, for HE is Lord of Lords and King of understands it well, and obeys it, is fit
kings." Therefore, multi-national to counsel others. The wicked do not meet
empire-building is unlawful under the New these qualifications -- even if licensed
Covenant, to all but the Lord Himself, to by some board or other -- and are
whom the nations were given by God (Ps. therefore not fit to counsel anyone. It
2: Matt. 28:18)3. Public Reverence for is written: "Blessed is the man who walks
God.3a. In accord with the second not in the counsel of the wicked..." (Ps.
commandment, no business should be 1:1).7. The Holiness of Marriage as a
allowed to produce pictures, movies, God-given Institution.This Mandate stands
films, statues (or images of any kind) opposed to all sexual sin, including
which aim to portray any false deity birth control (except in cases of undue
[idols], nor of any one of the three health risk to one's wife). It especially
Persons of the most holy, Triune God of repudiates the detestable practices of
the Bible [the One True and Living sodomy, adultery, and the unlawful making
God].3b. No business may lawfully import or annulling of marriage vows. For it is
such products (idols of any kind) to written: "You shall not commit adultery,"
offer these for resale to the public in and again, "You shall not take the name
this country. For it is written: "You of the Lord your God in vain."7a. Sexual
shall make for yourselves no carved Purity. All fornication (including
image, nor any likeness of anything that prostitution) should be outlawed,
is in the heaven above, or on the earth including all forms of the public display
beneath, or that is in the water under of sex acts, and sexually suggestive
the earth. You shall not bow down to material; all obscene and/ or sexually
them, nor serve them. For I, the Lord explicit langauge used in public places,
your God, am a jealous God...".3c. Lawful and/ or in print, and/ or by way of any
Oath-taking. All oaths must be taken public medium (such as radio or
publicly, in the Name of the God of the television).8. Honest Money.The law of
Bible, as in "God the Father, Son, and God requires that nations provide 100%
Holy Spirit," (or some approximation collateral against their national
thereof approved by the Christian Church) currencies, and forbids "fractional
and in that most holy Name only. No oath reserve" banking, and the printing of
taken in the name of any other so-called paper money "at will." It is written:
"god" should have any legal authority to "You shall not steal." Thus, the United
oblige others to any belief or act; States of America should cancel all
indeed, any such a blatant attempt to unsecured debts incurred against it by
promote false religion should be punished debtor nations, returning promptly to a
severely by the civil magistrate. As it precious metals currency standard.8a.
is written: "You shall take your oaths in Lawful Taxation and Payment. This Mandate
the Name of the Lord." And again, "Let proposes the abolition of all unlawful
not the name of other gods be upon your forms of taxation (e.g. personal, federal
lips."4. Sabbath-Keeping. No person or income tax and property tax) and the
business may lawfully perform commercial reduction of all taxes combined to an
labor on the New Covenant Sabbath Day amount totaling not more than 9% of a
(Sunday), except for the causes of mercy workers gross income, just as the divine
or necessity. But all persons must work law says. Minimum wage laws must be
diligently (as unto the Lord, and as God abolished, and all employers must either
enables) on the other 6 days, to meet pay their laborers wages daily, or else
their own needs, and those of others. For (if agreeable to the workers) the
it is written, "Six days shall you labor employer must add 20% to the principal
and do all your work." And again, owed for each night he withholds the
"Remember the Sabbath Day to keep it worker's wage, according to the Law of
holy."4a. No professional sporting event the Lord.8b. The Abolition of
should ever be held, or be permitted to Entitlements. As God calls civil
transpire, on the Lord's Day (any authorities ONLY to punish evildoers (as
Sunday). No professional sporting event defined by His law), the causes of mercy
that requires, or deliberately promotes, and charity fall to the jurisdictions of
violence against others may lawfully be the churches, and private enterprise.
held at any time, including boxing, Thus, the U.S. government (at all levels)
American football, kickboxing, the type should abolish welfare, eliminate or sell
of melodramatic "wrestling" popular on the public education system, and cause to
TV, or other like "sports." No for-profit cease all other forms of entitlement
television programming may lawfully programs. As it is written: "He [the
transmit on the Lord's Day, nor any civil magistrate] is God's servant." And
commercial, nor any advertisement for any again, "Do not add to the words of the
goods or services.4b. Environmental Lord, lest he rebuke you, and prove you a
Responsibility. The law of God requires liar." The considerable money thereby
that the land be allowed to rest fallow 1 saved to the government's budget should
year in 7 (whether done on a rotational be refunded to all taxpayers.8c. As it is
basis or all at once). Moreover, the not the proper domain of the federal
Bible commands all men to manage wisely government, the U.S. government should
the resources God has placed under their abolish all tariffs and import taxes.
authority. To that end, this Mandate These unlawful taxes only serve to harm
supports environmentally sound projects, U.S. business interests abroad, and tend
the clean up (and prevention) of to cause international economic
environmental damage, the preservation of instability (e.g. trade wars).8d. As it
wildlife, smog reduction, and biofuels is not the proper domain of any
(and/ or clean fuels) as a replacement government to sponsor sporting or
for the use of fossil fuels. For it is cultural events, The U.S. government
written: "The earth is the Lord's and the should withdraw all funding (and
fullness thereof."4c. Charity. The Bible sponsorship) of any endowments for the
requires that we seek to bless, protect, arts, olympic games, and the like,
and help the weakest members of society: leaving such pursuits to private
the infirm or injured, the elderly, the interests.9. Antirealism
poor, widows, immigrants, orphans, the (Instrumentalism) in the Theoretical
handicapped, and the very young. For it Sciences.Unless the central claims of a
is written, "You shall love your neighbor theory can be tested OBSERVABLY, there is
as yourself."5. Biblical no way of knowing whether or not they
Child-rearing.Parents ought to catechise "refer" (point to) extralinguistic
their children with the standards given entities. The usefulness or predictive
them by the Church, as well the power of any model has no bearing upon
Scriptures. Moreover, parents must (when its truthfulness, as utility and veracity
necessary) enforce their God-given are unrelated attributes. Science history
authority by either sharply reproving affords many examples of successful
their children, or by spanking them theories presently judged "false" by
aggressively on the butt until those so their respective scientific communities.
disciplined acknowledge their sins, This shows that NO scientific way of
apologising for them as directed by determining "truth" apart from a biblical
father or mother (or both). God regards warrant for knowledge exists. As it is
failure to do so as the hatred of written: "All the treasures of wisdom and
children, which he strictly forbids. As knowledge are hid in Him [Christ]" (Col.
it is written, "He who spares the rod 2:3).9a. Biblical Creationism.I. No
hates his son." Moreover, it is the duty, observable evidence exists for the
both of the elders of the Church and of popular-but-silly claims that life
the civil magistrate, to aid and abet evolved from non-life, intelligent life
parents in the sacred duty of discipling from unintelligent, or that amoral
their children, insofar as each office animals evolved into humans. If that WERE
permits, and with the permission of the true, if things "somehow" become their
head of the household only.5a. Male opposites, this would show that the world
Headship. The Law of God charges that is magical, undermining the assumptions
only men may hold public office, whether that make science possible. Moreover, the
civil or ecclesiastical, and that the interdependence of the organs of
husband is the head of the wife in each organisms and animals renders evolution
family. The Bible thus opposes the an "all-at-once" or else "never-at-all"
holding of any public office by any proposition, since changing one organ
woman, regardless of her intelligence, would require CORRESPONDING changes in
skills, or alleged fitness for office the other organs to retain the viability
based on the appeal to some other of the organism or animal in
attribute. Both women and men may vote at question.Evolutionary theory is
the age of 20 years, if they do and can therefore: Scripturally false; logically
prove that they own real estate in the impossible; biologically unprovable, and
U.S.; this is the same age at which men hostile in principle to the scientific
may enter military service. The military enterprise.II. This Mandate stands
may not impose any draft to induce opposed to "scientific creationism,"
unwilling participants to fight for a which seeks to turn the infallible Word
cause of which they disapprove. No woman of God into the fallible (and often
may serve as a combatant (soldier) in any false) words of men (i.e. scientific
branch of the military, but she may serve models). This would rob the Word of God
the military in a medical capacity, or in of its ultimate authority, foolishly
some other needed support role. For God subjecting God's surely-truthful claims
has appointed men to serve women as to man-made (and erroneous) tests for
protectors and leaders. Just as it is credibility. It is written: "You shall
written: "But I would have you know that not put the Lord your God to the
the head of every man is Christ, and the test."9b. Biblical Education. The public
head of the woman is the man, and the education system should be rejected as a
head of Christ is God."6. The Right to competitor to the biblical educational
Life for Infants, and All Other Innocent model (discipleship). OGC favors private
Persons.This Mandate stands opposed MOST education offered from a thoroughly
EARNESTLY to the detestable execution of Christocentric perspective in: Biblical
prenatal infants under the guise of theology, literature and languages; logic
"abortion rights," or "embryonic stem and critical thinking; English; math;
cell research," or under any other guise. history; political science; the physcial
For it is written: "You shall do no sciences; foreign language studies;
murder."6a. Just Foreign Policies.Nations economics; computer science; philosophy,
may lawfully wage defensive wars only, and all studies preparatory for real-life
and only against those directly occupations.Parents are to play a vitally
responsible for acts of war. The U.S. has central role in the rearing of their
cause against Al-Qaeda operatives and children in the fear and the admonition
conspirators, whose involvement in the "9 of the Lord, and must oversee the
11 attack" can be proven in a U.S. court education of their children, whether
of law. Saddam Hussein has not been directly or indirectly. For it is
implicated by any such evidence to date. written: "Fathers, teach your children;"
Iraq thus falls outside the proper domain and again, "Be fruitful and multiply,
of U.S. jurisdiction. The Bible implies fill the earth and subdue it."10. Fiscal
therefore, that the President of the Wisdom.The law of the Lord permits no
United States, the honorable George W. form of gambling to the public. This
Bush should order an immediate, yet includes all forms of "wagering," or the
orderly and convenient, withdrawal of the use of machines or animals to bet upon or
U.S. military from Iraq; publicly put money in; all attempts to generate
apologize to God, the world, and the (or receive) random payments for money
people of Iraq for this sin; and to repay wagered should be outlawed. This does not
the Iraqi people double the market value include prize drawings as incentives to
of the damages caused by the recent U.S. purchase goods and services, where one
invasion and occupation of Iraq. For it wagers no money or capital for the
is written: "Righteousness exalts a opportunity to win -- as any person has
nation, but sin disgraces any people."6b. the right to give away his money or
The Death Penalty for Heinous Crimes.The property however (s)he may
law of God condemns to death some 30 choose.Finally, no casino should be
kinds of criminals, after a full permitted to operate, for it is written:
investigation and jury find the suspect "You shall not covet." Nevertheless, all
"guilty as charged" by the testimony of 2 forms of trading and investing are
or 3 credible witnesses [The witnesses lawful, whether it be the trading of
cannot themselves be guilty of the crime stocks, futures, options or any other
in question.]. No suspect of a capital lawful product or service -- tangible or
crime may be convicted upon intangible -- including all tobacco and
circumstantial evidence only, nor alcohol products. Yet all tobacco and
acquitted by reason of insanity.Upon alcohol products should display clear
conviction, the magistrate must carry out warnings on their labels as to the
the penalty stipulated by God (stoning) potential health hazards of overconsuming
or its cultural equivalent (firing such products, and the magistrate may
squad), immediately and publicly. In a properly restrict smoking to private
few cases (such as adultery, or places, according to the sixth
kidnapping where the victim survives), commandment.Carson Day has written some
the law of God allows the victim to waive 1.3 gazillion articles and essays on a
or mitigate the stipulated sentence, host of topics, which aim to glorify God
depending on the nature of the crime.6c. and truly help people by passing on
Just Criminal Punishments (Judgments). In thought-provoking insights and more
the case of lesser crimes, those who efficient ways people can live wisely and
commit them should either be fined, or well.
beaten with stripes (whipped in public),




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