Isaiah 5:20-21
Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes,
and prudent in their own sight!
Definitions are borders and Christianity demands border control.
Borders define things. It states where something begins and ends, what it is and what it isn't. Order requires water tight definitions. Borders require the same.
Proverbs 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit
is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
A city without walls is undefined. A dictionary without consistent definitions is a blind guide.
Nehemiah 1:3
And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.
When the walls come down, order and stability go down with them. Walls provide stability. They define a space and decide what is included in the definition and what is kept outside of it. The law of non-contradiction presupposes walls. Something cannot be what it is and what it isn't at the same time in the same way. It cannot be both here and there if those words are to mean anything.
Two walls currently under attack are those of the person in the form of their bodily autonomy and the nation in the form of its physical borders and philosophical presuppositions.
To the first, bodily autonomy is essential. It is a God-given right. No one should be forced into having anything inserted into them or removed from them against their will and/or consent. This means that abortion is an abomination, not a right. The mother has bodily autonomy, but so does the baby inside her. The child has the right to be free from outside, intentional, negative interference. If a child in utero has a health complication as observed through an ultrasound, outside interference may be needed in order to attempt to save the child, but it is forbidden in order to destroy the child or hinder their progress intentionally. It also means that mandatory medical prescriptions are illegal and against the law of God. No one should be legally forced to participate in any particular course of medical action. Health, welfare, and education belong to the family as designed by God, not to the civil magistrate.
The second, national borders are essential. If a country cannot control who and what gets in and who and what gets out, it is no longer a nation. It has no ability to determine for itself what it is and what it isn't. It will be defined by whatever gets in or by whatever leaks out. God intends for nations (plural) to be represented in eternity before Him. He will unite them into one people, but not by shaving off every distinction in order to do so. He will unite them in their diversity and create a new people in Christ. Nations need to be able to turn some away just like a household needs to be able to lock their front door. No one thinks you’re a racist or stingy if you don't let anyone who happens to knock on your door come in and live with you. Or at least, they shouldn't; and they definitely don't do that at their home, even if they say that it's ideal. A country is not free because it is forced to be always open for business, it's free when it can lock the door at 5 and go home to enjoy it's family. If it is forced to be open 24/7 without qualification, it is enslaved, not enlightened.
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