Are governments that turn up law and legalism, borrowing, and interest ideally turning up Golden Rule in society, reduced sin in society? Luke 6:35 Love your enemies! Do good to them. Lend to them without expecting to be repaid. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to those who are unthankful and wicked. James 4:17 – knowing and not doing is sin.
Thus is paying tax dollars, using currency a partial or non partial investment in sin? There is also allot of good that governments do in the World. Don’t Judge is also in Luke 6 – I would say we reinforce systems that tempt judgment, and are required to rely on assessment on a day to day basis.
Without sin cast first stone and society will likely charge sin without ideally factoring in collective sins. We have a certain amount of sin in society that feels like it is just in by design, cost of keeping wind in the sails. Sufficiently min-ed (minimized) for self, might not always be sufficiently min-ed for others. Injustice becomes more of a big deal when personally experiencing it – less of an abstract concept. People don’t always factor things in unless they are required to factor things in (relevance limiting).
Diagram might be useful for defense law (though I am not a lawyer).
Free Starter Diagram (outside of iPad product name)
Reminder diagram is a starting point for conversation – line from 10 Commandments to reduced encouragement and support might be slightly confusing, mean it to say 10 Commandments not followed might lead to reduced encouragement and support that could lead to other sins.
Reminder I am Christian, not a Priest, Preacher, or Minister
Martin Luther King, Jr. Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech – “…peace is more precious than diamonds or silver or gold”
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