Of late there has been a lot of controversy about whether the Ten Commandments can be placed on public property. A lot of silly and ungodly arguments have been made by those who are opposed to God and any portion of His Word. However, there is a passage that I would like to see in every room, office and building where lawyers, politicians and judges do their work. That verse is Deuteronomy 16:19 which reads, “You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.” If there are no judges, lawyers and politicians who are perverting justice and twisting the wise words of the founders of our nation, then there is no such thing as truth. We all know, however, that there are such wicked and sleazy public officials from the local level all the way up to the nation’s Capitol. Such persons are nothing more than tyrants using their positions and ability to twist the law as they practice their tyranny. Yes, those who believe in the truth that God is and that Jesus Christ is His Son are under attack. How long will it be before physical persecution follows?
[Editor’s Note: Persecution manifests itself in a number of ways. Everything from verbal insults to legal penalties to monetary punishment, besides the possibility of physical harm, for no other reason than upholding Christian values are forms of persecution and precursors to physical persecution. Yet, the faithful child of God has but one course to pursue, no matter what (2 Timothy 3:12). ~ Louis Rushmore, Editor]
