Besides the first table of the 10 commandments being contrary to the Bill of Rights, there is something theological to consider with this continual war over posting bible verses in common public spaces.
The Ancient Israelites had all 10 commandments practically tattooed on their foreheads, and those commandments were delivered from God himself through Moses. They in fact saw with their own eyes and ears the miraculous signs that accompanied God visiting them to reveal his will in those commandments. How could they "go wrong?" Well, exquisitely so. They grossly violated most of the 10 commandments before Moses even got back down from that mountain.
For anyone who thinks the publication of God's perfect moral standard somehow empowers a people to actually obey and fulfill that standard, they have not carefully read their OT history. As Paul summarizes in his epistles about law and gospel, the Law came in so that transgression may increase. I.e. so it would be abundantly evident that humans are sinful and only worthy of the curses of the Law.
So publishing the 10 commandments in some other nation who is not under covenant with God, the situation won't be any better. Revealing God's holy character and righteous requirements without equally revealing the coming of the Messiah who fulfilled those righteous requirements for us will only lead to self deluded self righteousness, or despondency. But they will not clean up degeneracy. Again, read the history of OT Israel.
Trump posts things like this because he is coming at it as a Judaistic moralizer, for the Jews to this day believe they can find the key to life and godliness in the Law.
Better to find the treasures of biblical wisdom in the churches who faithfully preach both the Law and the Gospel, for the salvation of souls and bringing about godly living in context of gratitude for the Law keeping fulfilment of Christ for us law breakers.
Besides the first table of the 10 commandments being contrary to the Bill of Rights, there is something theological to consider with this continual war over posting bible verses in common public spaces.
The Ancient Israelites had all 10 commandments practically tattooed on their foreheads, and those commandments were delivered from God himself through Moses. They in fact saw with their own eyes and ears the miraculous signs that accompanied God visiting them to reveal his will in those commandments. How could they "go wrong?" Well, exquisitely so. They grossly violated most of the 10 commandments before Moses even got back down from that mountain.
For anyone who thinks the publication of God's perfect moral standard somehow empowers a people to actually obey and fulfill that standard, they have not carefully read their OT history. As Paul summarizes in his epistles about law and gospel, the Law came in so that transgression may increase. I.e. so it would be abundantly evident that humans are sinful and only worthy of the curses of the Law.
So publishing the 10 commandments in some other nation who is not under covenant with God, the situation won't be any better. Revealing God's holy character and righteous requirements without equally revealing the coming of the Messiah who fulfilled those righteous requirements for us will only lead to self deluded self righteousness, or despondency. But they will not clean up degeneracy. Again, read the history of OT Israel.
Trump posts things like this because he is coming at it as a Judaistic moralizer, for the Jews to this day believe they can find the key to life and godliness in the Law.
Better to find the treasures of biblical wisdom in the churches who faithfully preach both the Law and the Gospel, for the salvation of souls and bringing about godly living in context of gratitude for the Law keeping fulfilment of Christ for us law breakers.