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What's Wrong with the Ten Commandments, Anyway?

4/5/2019

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 "What's wrong with the commandments that the world doesn't want them?"  Pastor Josh litters his sermons with quotes that, oftentimes, awakens the drowsy spirit.  This is one of those.  A good question and deserving of an answer.  What is wrong with the commandments that people are wanting them out of the public square?  The only honest answer that comes to mind is one that Jesus himself gave.  It's in John 14:15, "If you love me, you will keep my commandments."  It's a good guess that in the push toward multiculturalism, Jesus is not welcome.  And it's well known that Jesus came to fulfill the law (Matthew 5:17).
 This is not a new story.  Toward the close of his days here on earth, people were clamoring to crucify the very one who "...made the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached." (Luke 7:22)  It's a hard scene to take in.  Even Pilate had serious reservations about Jesus.  Pilate states that he can find no fault in Jesus.  But the accusers of Jesus become even more fierce.  Pilate knows that Jesus is from Galilee and falls under the jurisdiction of Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee.  Trying his best to avoid crucifying Jesus, he sends him on to Herod.  
 Unfortunately for Pilate, Herod's only interest in Jesus is to see miracles (this is the Herod that beheaded John the Baptist).  When Jesus does nothing, Herod promptly sends him back to Pilate.  Pilate stills tries to wiggle out of condemning Jesus to death.  But the crowd will have nothing to do with releasing Jesus and Barabbas the murderer is released in his place.  This tragedy unfolds in Luke 23.
 Pilate turns out to be an unwitting key player in this drama.  His wife sends him a message (Matthew 27:19) to have nothing to do with "that just man".  Apparently her words did carry some weight with him because twice he tries to keep from pronouncing a death sentence on Jesus.  It is only when the mob appears to be turning into a riot that he condemns Jesus to crucifixion.  And so, he folded in the face of adversity.  He pronounced Jesus a man without fault, not worthy of being crucified and then condemned him.
 And so it goes with life here on planet earth.  People who know what is right fail to carry it out.  And old professor once told his class that "Wrong prevails when good men do nothing."  There's been an awful lot in this old world that has gone amiss.  The once highly regarded Ten Commandments are being brought down in states all across the country.  What's wrong with the Ten Commandments that people hate them?  They hate what they stand for:  Jesus.     
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    Linda Johnson

    Linda Johnson moved to Douglas County with her husband Tom 12 years ago after retiring from teaching. Following Tom's death in 2016, Linda began facilitating a grief support group called GriefShare through Sweden Church.​ She serves as the Sunday School teacher for our High School class. Her "Layman's Pen" articles are also published in the local paper, The Douglas County Herald. 

    Andrea Strong

    Andrea is Pastor Joshua Strong's wife. She also serves Sweden Church as Church Secretary, website administrator, and Sunday School teacher to the Intermediate Class.

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