The Apostle Paul makes an interesting observation in Romans 8:19-23 [RSV]: 19. For the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God; 20. for the creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of Him Who subjected it in hope; 21. because the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22. We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; 23. and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies.
I realize from the start I am probably going to be in the minority on this one, but it is my opinion that the moral law has always existed from the beginning as far back as Adam, and that this moral law was eventually "codified" in what are commonly referred to as the Ten Commandments at Mt. Sinai. This moral law cuts across all covenants, and it is eternal. It is my belief that everything else that followed in the Decalogue with its “thou shalts” and “thou shalt nots,” and what was “clean” and what was “unclean,” comprise what are commonly referred to as the Law of Moses.
Whether or not this moral law is innate, meaning naturally ingrained in us, I am not sure, but throughout history all civilizations have followed these Ten Commandments to a certain degree one way or another. What civilizations generally get right are the last six. That is what has made socialism, Marxism and communism, which are relative newcomers on the scene, so repugnant: They violate the moral laws that have always existed that recognize individual freedom and liberty, personal responsibility and accountability, the right to ownership of private property by the citizen, and the family unit with a mother and a father as being the core and bedrock of society built upon the cornerstone of faith in God. It is these "isms," which themselves are but by-products of humanism, which have led to the devaluing of human life. What God has called blessed, socialism has called a “choice.” What God says in Psalm 127:3 [RSV] is a gift, “Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward,” socialism has called a burden on society to be discarded on a whim, and abortion on demand becomes the law of the land.
Where civilizations have messed up is with the application of the first four of these Ten Commandments. But all societies that have arisen have had some foundation of religiosity about them, which has given rise to the pagan religions of the world. It is this fact that makes me lean towards believing that there is an innate knowledge imbedded in our DNA that knows of the existence of a being greater than man, and we desire to reach him, but because of sin's entrance into the creation (Romans 8:19-23), we are kept from knowing the God unless we seek Him out of our own free will. That is why parents are given the duty to "train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6 [RSV]), and fathers are specifically commanded to "not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4 [RSV]). God will then reveal Himself to us when we seek Him: 26. And He made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the Earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation, 27. that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him. Yet He is not far from each one of us, 28. for 'In Him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your poets have said, 'For we are indeed His offspring.' (Acts 17:26-28 [RSV]; see also Matthew 7:7-8; John 7:17; John 14:21; John 8:47; 1 Corinthians 2:14).
Socialism, once again, is naturally repugnant to this idea in that it teaches the irrelevancy of fathers and leads to them being swept aside as unnecessary in the raising of children. The only "good" quality about a man under socialism is that of being a supplier of seed for the purposes of procreation. The father's role has been replaced with the State taking over as the alleged Benevolent Parent. Although the "enlightened" elitists proclaim they are above the needs of religion, and mock those who profess allegiance to Christ, they nonetheless have pushed God aside, too, and simply exchanged the true salvation found in Christ only for the new religion of Statism. The clearest manifestation of this new religion, which is really nothing but a reprisal of an ancient, false, pagan religion, comes in the form of the worship of Mother Earth under the guise of “saving the planet” through the “green environmentalism” movement. Yes, we are to be good stewards of that which God has blessed us, but not to the extent that the created becomes the object of our worship.
Whether or not this moral law is innate, meaning naturally ingrained in us, I am not sure, but throughout history all civilizations have followed these Ten Commandments to a certain degree one way or another. What civilizations generally get right are the last six. That is what has made socialism, Marxism and communism, which are relative newcomers on the scene, so repugnant: They violate the moral laws that have always existed that recognize individual freedom and liberty, personal responsibility and accountability, the right to ownership of private property by the citizen, and the family unit with a mother and a father as being the core and bedrock of society built upon the cornerstone of faith in God. It is these "isms," which themselves are but by-products of humanism, which have led to the devaluing of human life. What God has called blessed, socialism has called a “choice.” What God says in Psalm 127:3 [RSV] is a gift, “Lo, sons are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward,” socialism has called a burden on society to be discarded on a whim, and abortion on demand becomes the law of the land.
Where civilizations have messed up is with the application of the first four of these Ten Commandments. But all societies that have arisen have had some foundation of religiosity about them, which has given rise to the pagan religions of the world. It is this fact that makes me lean towards believing that there is an innate knowledge imbedded in our DNA that knows of the existence of a being greater than man, and we desire to reach him, but because of sin's entrance into the creation (Romans 8:19-23), we are kept from knowing the God unless we seek Him out of our own free will. That is why parents are given the duty to "train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6 [RSV]), and fathers are specifically commanded to "not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4 [RSV]). God will then reveal Himself to us when we seek Him: 26. And He made from one every nation of men to live on all the face of the Earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their habitation, 27. that they should seek God, in the hope that they might feel after Him and find Him. Yet He is not far from each one of us, 28. for 'In Him we live and move and have our being'; as even some of your poets have said, 'For we are indeed His offspring.' (Acts 17:26-28 [RSV]; see also Matthew 7:7-8; John 7:17; John 14:21; John 8:47; 1 Corinthians 2:14).
Socialism, once again, is naturally repugnant to this idea in that it teaches the irrelevancy of fathers and leads to them being swept aside as unnecessary in the raising of children. The only "good" quality about a man under socialism is that of being a supplier of seed for the purposes of procreation. The father's role has been replaced with the State taking over as the alleged Benevolent Parent. Although the "enlightened" elitists proclaim they are above the needs of religion, and mock those who profess allegiance to Christ, they nonetheless have pushed God aside, too, and simply exchanged the true salvation found in Christ only for the new religion of Statism. The clearest manifestation of this new religion, which is really nothing but a reprisal of an ancient, false, pagan religion, comes in the form of the worship of Mother Earth under the guise of “saving the planet” through the “green environmentalism” movement. Yes, we are to be good stewards of that which God has blessed us, but not to the extent that the created becomes the object of our worship.
We are witnessing first hand the devastating effects the subjugation of men and fathers to the State has had on our nation as it has moved further and further into Marxism through the implementation of the welfare state. Generation after generation after generation are now being raised who do not know their father, and personal responsibility is no longer considered a virtue, but a vice. So I believe there is an innate knowledge of a being greater than man, but the moral laws have had to be taught to us from our parents, particularly our fathers, as they came from the true and Living God, the Father of all. But as long as we continue to denigrate the roles of men and fathers in society, the further we will remove ourselves as a society from the Father of the universe.
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