Which Morality Will We Choose?

A great question was raised in a Bible Study Class at our church a few weeks ago, “Can we legislate morality?” The answer is an emphatic yes! Every law ever passed by our congress is the legislation of some type of morality. It is illegal to steal, kill, commit fraud or beat up your neighbor. All of these laws are grounded in a Judeo-Christian sense of morality; the morality upon which our country was founded. God also legislated an incredible amount of morality in the Old Testament when He taught the children of Israel how they were to be governed as a nation. These laws are found in the book of Deuteronomy. In fact, the Ten Commandments themselves are simply legislation of a morality determined by God.

The question really isn’t whether we should legislate morality but rather which morality to legislate. Will we craft our laws around a Christian understanding of morality or a satanic one? Will believers guide the political process and give direction to our politicians as they craft legislation or will we cede such responsibility to those who deny the lordship of Christ and follow (knowingly or not) Satan. Satan is more than happy to fill any gap left by Christians indifferent to the political process. We do not have to look long to see how Satan has done this! Abortion, the push for gay marriage and euthanasia are just three examples of how Satan is pushing his evil, immoral ways on our country. If Christians are duped into believing they cannot or should not legislate morality, they leave ourselves open to the legislation of immorality in its place.

As the church of Jesus Christ, we have a responsibility to pray for our leaders and be the moral conscience of our country. We cannot close our eyes or live in denial of the important responsibilities of Christian citizenship. We must vote, be involved in the political process and pray!

Pastor James