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Faith of our Founding Fathers
We are the best nation in the history of the world.
We are not perfect.
We are better than any that has come before us.
We have been a world power, and the world power longer than any that has existed.
Longer, stronger than the Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Soviets, Chinese, maybe w/ 1 exception; Israel.
They’ve had their moments in the sun and moments in the dumpster.
There are many reasons that contribute to why we have remained in this position in the world for so long.
Too many to address here.
But, one thing we know, ultimately the only reason we sit in this position is because God has allowed us to.
Whatever else we do, win wars, elect presidents, enact laws, and appoint justices; the only reason we can give that we have been on top for so long is b/c God has blessed us.
We are not God’s chosen people or country.
That’s still Israel.
And, how we treat Israel has something to do w/ God’s blessing us.
When God made his promise to Abraham that he would have descendants and land, He included this:
“Whoever blesses you, I will bless.
And, whoever curses you, I will curse.”
This is still in effect today.
God has not called us t/b a Christian nation.
He has called us t/b a nation of Christians who individually live our lives for Christ every day.
And it was our founding fathers who put us on this path 250 years ago.
The battle fierce to stay on this path.
This will give you an idea of the importance our these men placed on a life of faithful obedience and their knowledge of God’s word.
The Christian life is based on principles of grace and consequence.
When we behave badly we should expect consequences.
But if we believe, then we should appreciate the grace and mercy with which God delivers the consequences.
The principles of our governing system are based on these principles, as well.
When we think of the OT, typically, we think of rules and laws.
When we think of the NT, typically, we think of grace.
Grace and consequence existed much earlier than when Moses received the law from God and Jesus showing up on the scene to administer grace.
God introduced Noah and his family to these governing principles when they came out of the Ark to re-establish their lives on dry land.
The Value of Human Life
Notice right away, their diet changed.
And, the diet of the animals.
Prior to the flood, every human and every animal was vegetarian.
One of the ways they could survive on the Ark.
The lions didn’t eat the zebras.
The only buffet on the Ark was a salad bar.
From then on, steaks and pork chops.
Not until the law were there restrictions on animals the ppl could not eat.
At this point, every animal was fair game.
The ppl were given dominion over the animals, just like Adam was in the Garden, only this time in included the fear of man in the animals.
The lone restriction, guideline, on eating meat was no blood.
Don’t drink the blood.
Don’t eat the meat until the blood is drained out of the animal.
That is b/c blood is life.
And, life belongs to God.
It is t/b treated w/ respect and sanctity.
Later, when the law is given, the blood of the sacrificial animals is sprinkled on the altar.
This represents the blood of Jesus that will atone for our sins.
During conception, the egg has no blood.
The male contribution includes introducing blood to the embryo.
When Jesus was conceived, His bio father was God.
God’s blood was pure, not effected by sin and the fall.
Only his sinless blood could pay the price for our sinful blood.
Only His life could pay for ours.
This restriction is reiterated in the NT, in Acts, when the church leadership has to address the issue of laws and rules.
They include this one b/c Pagan worship included the drinking of blood.
So, yes, don’t eat raw meat.
But this was don’t participate in Pagan worship services.
They don’t value human life as God does.
They don’t see all life as God’s possession and responsibility.
Here, for the first time, God institutes capital punishment.
We tend to think of this as a OT law.
But, cap punishment pre-dates the law.
God may have needed to establish the value of life after he just wiped out all life but these 8.
Someone might get the idea that God does not value life, therefore, we don’t have to either.
The flood does not speak to the value of human life.
It speaks to the value of sin, what sin costs.
The consequence of disbelief and a wicked lifestyle is death.
God now speaks to the value of human life.
What is anything worth?
What someone else pays for it.
What is your house worth?
On paper, one thing.
But its worth is determined by what sells for.
I may think my house is worth $1 million.
But, if I put it on the market, and the offer I accept is $100,000, then that’s what it’s worth.
What is a human life worth?
Freedom?
Life in prison?
God says a human life is worth a human life.
v.5 says God will demand an accounting.
A judicial term.
A requirement.
This is the beginning of the foundation for civil government.
A major role for gov’t officials is law and order.
Rules and consequence for breaking these rules.
We see it today.
The evidence seems clear.
Where there is no consequence for breaking the law, chaos reigns.
God brought order to the chaos.
God brings order the chaos that is our lives and our society.
When we get away from God, and His principles for society, chaos reigns.
If an animal kills a person, the animal is to be killed.
If a person kills a person, then the perpetrator must pay w/ his life.
Part of the law later will be cap punishment is only on the table if there are 2 or 3 witnesses to the death.
No witnesses, then the death penalty should be off the table.
They had t/b sure, based on the evidence, that the person on trial was truly guilty.
We are not part of the animal kingdom.
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