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Superseded Laws in Public Schools
Let me begin by stating that I am not a cultural warrior — a spiritual warrior, perhaps. But I have no interest in the so-called “culture wars.”
And so I’m not interested in weighing in on the latest skirmish in the ongoing culture clash. Instead, I want to bring some truth and clarity to the legal fight over posting copies of the Ten Commandments in public schools. I read a recent Rolling Stone article about Louisiana becoming the first state to sign into law a requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in a poster-sized display in a “large, easily readable font.”
While I’m not particularly interested in this battle of the culture war or the specific legal arguments involved, I AM VERY interested in the underlying spiritual truth related to this particular law.
The driver for this particular legal requirement of posting the Ten Commandments in public schools seems to be organized Christian groups. What most baffles me, confuses me and motivates me to do a podcast episode about this is the fact that I find it spiritually misguided and in error. And here’s why…
The core, the foundation of spiritual truth, for a Christian is the New Testament of the Bible, which contains all of Jesus’ teachings, St. Paul’s various letters to Gentile groups, and the Book of Revelations, among other things.
The New Testament sets forth what is called the New Covenant, which is the new profound spiritual agreement between God and His people established through Jesus Christ. Now, the focus of the New Covenant involves internal spiritual transformation rather than an external set of rules. This is what distinguishes it from the Old Covenant, given through Moses, which was primarily a set of laws and regulations that governed the behavior of the Israelites. So, while the Old Covenant specifically was intended for the Israelites, the New Covenant extends to all people, including Gentiles, non-Jews.
I mean, can this law mandating posting the old superseded commandments in schools really be just a simple mistake? Wouldn’t the good Christians behind requiring the posting of commandments in our public schools want our children to know the spiritual truth from the newest version of the commandments given by Jesus, himself?
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By Joe KornowskiLet me begin by stating that I am not a cultural warrior — a spiritual warrior, perhaps. But I have no interest in the so-called “culture wars.”
And so I’m not interested in weighing in on the latest skirmish in the ongoing culture clash. Instead, I want to bring some truth and clarity to the legal fight over posting copies of the Ten Commandments in public schools. I read a recent Rolling Stone article about Louisiana becoming the first state to sign into law a requirement that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public school classroom in a poster-sized display in a “large, easily readable font.”
While I’m not particularly interested in this battle of the culture war or the specific legal arguments involved, I AM VERY interested in the underlying spiritual truth related to this particular law.
The driver for this particular legal requirement of posting the Ten Commandments in public schools seems to be organized Christian groups. What most baffles me, confuses me and motivates me to do a podcast episode about this is the fact that I find it spiritually misguided and in error. And here’s why…
The core, the foundation of spiritual truth, for a Christian is the New Testament of the Bible, which contains all of Jesus’ teachings, St. Paul’s various letters to Gentile groups, and the Book of Revelations, among other things.
The New Testament sets forth what is called the New Covenant, which is the new profound spiritual agreement between God and His people established through Jesus Christ. Now, the focus of the New Covenant involves internal spiritual transformation rather than an external set of rules. This is what distinguishes it from the Old Covenant, given through Moses, which was primarily a set of laws and regulations that governed the behavior of the Israelites. So, while the Old Covenant specifically was intended for the Israelites, the New Covenant extends to all people, including Gentiles, non-Jews.
I mean, can this law mandating posting the old superseded commandments in schools really be just a simple mistake? Wouldn’t the good Christians behind requiring the posting of commandments in our public schools want our children to know the spiritual truth from the newest version of the commandments given by Jesus, himself?