Standards Shouldn't Change, His Don't

As I sat sipping my tea, I was hit with one of my light bulb moments.  It had to with Christianity, Standards and I thought about the Hobby Lobby Case, all these cases, and the stupidity of the justices saying just pay the tax if any aspect of the ACA bothers you.

If we are going to be people of faith, truly of faith and if our government is going to honor the Bill of Rights, then we don't leave our faith at the door at any time, not when we go to work, when we go to govern, not at any time and all our decisions are shaped by that faith, holistically. I thought about when Jesus said that when they saw him they saw the Father, that the God is same yesterday, today and always, what that all meant.  I realized it had to do with the standards of righteousness, of what is holy, sacred in everyday living as per the Ten Commandments, as well as the non-dietary laws of the Old Testament as a guideline for how to steward and govern every aspect of a nation, household and relationship, even our finances.  The standards by which all this is governed are always to be God's standards, not human crap standards, but his.  Those standards, God's and his definition of sin do not change, can not change, so ours can not, must not change either.  Yes, we will be called bigoted, antiquated, and even narrow minded, but that's fine.  As a matter of fact, we should wear those as a medal of honor for Christ because they are a medal of honor.  I have realized that to be in, but not of the world, to be narrow morally and ethically, strive to be through the finished work of Christ at Calvary, and the Power of the Holy Spirit is a badge of honor and if anyone wants to ridicule that, bring it on, bring it on.  I welcome it.  Let the lost rebel idiots and morons whose souls are lost ridicule, and poke fun, go ahead.  As long as I know I am seeking God's standards and standing strong against all things not of God, not Biblical, then all is well in the world and in my world. That is what matter, standing strong against what is not of God, not Biblical, not scriptural, and standing strong in what is, even if it costs you friends, family, all you have in your life.

Shalom and Amen.