The Law

The major appeal of Islam is the law it brings to a population. The proper law is lost on Christians. For example, Paul discusses dietary codes given by to the Jews by Moses is not applicable to Christians. Therefore, a Christians does not have to be Kosher.

Today, many Christians bake a ham for Easter. I find this to be rude, there is a high probability that Christ did not eat pork. Just because he ate grain on the Sabbath does not mean eating pork is good. There are traditions among different people that does not matter when it comes to the truth of Christ. Does Christianity have a law to be followed?

Personally, I suffered from confussion concerning the law for Christians. 95% percent of the teachings of Christ is about concern for your fellow human and live a proper life (the holy spirit from the grace of God gives this ability to humanity) and be the light of the world to be emulated and learned by others. To be a Christian is not an over night experience and a path taken over a long or short life. Christians children (me being one) learn many things about Christ but we do not understand them until we live them. Under the protection of God, family, friends, and aspects of society we live a sheltered life.

I loved Christ but at same time I believed in the right to wage war. I suffered from the fact that I will not turn the other cheeck but will rather fight it out. This is a duality that is manifested in the relationship that exist between a human with government and GOD. The civic duty to protect your country or faith in God "the good shepard" to protect you from all harm. There is the free will of the individual that determines the action of the person. I was raised in a culture that accepted war as a solution to solve geo-political problems. However, I always remember "you live by the sword you die by the sword."

Returning to the Question What is Christian law? Christ did not come to do away with the law but fullfill the law. I have come to the conclusion that two laws exist in the Old Testament: The Ten Commandments and the Law of Moses. The Ten Commandments come directly from God while the law of Moses comes indirectly from the Ten Commandments. The words of Christ is a reflection of the Ten Commandments.

Contitions exists where it seems that Christ beliefs does not coincide with the Ten Commandments. For instance, Christ says that his words will turn a father against son, a mother against daughter, and other family relationships will be torn because of his word. This is counter to the commandment to honor thy father and mother. Is this a contradiction or a natural occurrance. If your parents are in the dark concerning God but you have been enlightened by Christ it will be a natural occurrance of conflict. If your parents think God is in a stone and you know God is your heart a conflict will occur when your try to tell them the truth of the matter.

The power to forgive can be forgotten. I have heard time and again as long as I have Christ in my heart it is good to be mad/hate at my parents. Conditions have been imposed on families by artificial constructs that put people back into the dark. Thus God sends messengers to restore the light of the world. In Western Civilization racism became rampant. I look at the Shakespearian play Othello. How did Othello become a slave picking cotton. A shrowd of darkness was cast upon humanity.

People use aspects of the bible to support nefarious practices. For instance, Paul ask for a slave to be free because he share the same faith as his owner. Paul leaves the matter to the owner. The owner eventually frees the slave. The slave becomes a valuable member of the Christian society. Slavery exists but threw Christ slavery will end. This can be seen as it is normal to have slaves. How can one love there neighbor and keep them in a condition of captivity. You must create artificial construct to put people back in the dark thus you have Othello becoming a piece of property picking commodities. Without the same faith, you can condem a person to perpetual slavery. When the person that is a slave becomes Christians they are not freed. Laws and institutions prevent a master from freeing a slave that is an equal in Christ. Here is one of the many hypocracies found in Christianity. This returns to the conditions of secular and GOD.

To end the hypocrosy law is demanded. There is the law of God and the Law of the state. Does a Christian have a law to follow? Yes, Christians have a law to follow but it can be undermined when taking versus from the Bible out of context. To define the law is a personal experience. Religion can pointer one pointers but it still up to the individual to make a decision. I suggest seeking the kingdom of God then seek Wisdom. I have stated before my hypocrasy is that I believed in waging war. Judaism and Islam both allow for War, or is that the truth. What gives a person the right to over throw a repressive regime. The United states is interesting because when one opressive regime is dismantled another takes it place.

Muslims put Christians under the law when Christians do not follow the law. Jews critize Christians because of not following the law. Christians critisize Christians for not obeying the law. The holy spirit is suppossed to put the law in our hearts. You can not see the law in someones heart. What is the role of Christians in the world? We are suppossed to be the new temple but is the new temple for all or for a select few. Our hypocracy, creates the correction from God, a person can listen to the correction or continue the hypocracy. I no longer believe in the right to wage war but I still know my school of thought on war.

I wonder sometimes: Why is a Chrisitan upset about demolishing the world trade organization, we are not for the world and the aquisition of wealth?

Moreover, How do we know that Mohammed saying that Christ did rise from the dead is not actually that the resurrection or second coming has not occurred yet. This is really way more far out, I have enough time dealing with Christianity now that i don't wonder about other faiths anymore.