Just Follow What is Altogether Just

Thus saith the LORD: “Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.  Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.  That which is altogether just shalt thou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee” (Deuteronomy 16:18-20).

This passage of Scripture in which God lays out how leaders in Israel were to rule justly, and what the people were to follow is instructive.  Let the leaders and people of today pay heed.  As Jehoshaphat later warned leaders in Judah, “…Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.”  Ye will answer to God, who is the Ruler of all.  It is recorded in Scripture, "Righteousness exalteth a nation; but sin is a reproach to any people."  God has granted in these united States, that the people of the states choose our leaders and are to keep them accountable. What are we to follow? That which is altogether just.  For God is Just, and we answer to Him.  Micah 6:8 "He hath shewed thee, O man, what i good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?"

Consider the three fold instruction in Deuteronomy 16:19. 

1. "Thou shalt not wrest judgment."

What does "wrest" mean? That is wrestle away justice, depriving the innocent of protection of the law. DO NOT compromise justice.  Today, the preborn are the ONLY people group who are denied equal protection from murder in our society. ProLife legislation regulating how, when, where, why and in what circumstances abortion can be done are allowing murder as long as one hops through their hoops.  This violates God's statute here.

2. "Thou shalt not respect persons."

DO NOT be partial in judgment.  Punish the evildoer.  Protect the innocent. Making bills that protect those whose heartbeat can be protected or who are known to feel pain, is showing them partiality over those younger and more vulnerable.  Making bills that do not establish equal justice for born and preborn shows respect to persons, and transgresses God's precepts. 

3. "Neither take a gift."  

Thou shalt not receive bribes. DO NOT compromise for money's sake.  As the verse warns, "for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous."  Taking a gift can cause one to to act not for the sake of precept and principle, but for a price.  There are multitudes of ProLife politicians who shrink back from putting forth, coauthoring, or promoting bills of abolition, that  establish equal protection for all from murder, because they are afraid that groups that donate to campaigns may not applaud that action.  Do what is JUST because God's word commands it and you answer to Him.

Abortion is the murder of innocent image bearers of the living God.  

It is unjust to murder them.  And it is unjust to allow them to be murdered under color of law.  And yet, in every state, regulating homicide is what the ProLife leadership does.  Making rules about when, where, how, and in what circumstances you can murder your child is NOT treating abortion like murder.  It is treating abortion like what the proaborts say it is- "healthcare".  Abortion is NOT healthcare.  it is the homicide of the most innocent and vulnerable of humans.  If you treat murder as if it is a medical treatment, and allow it as long as they follow rules you set, and then ask God to bless your efforts, you are raising bloody hand to pray.

"Surely those who shed the blood of the preborn - Will be judged by God, Whom they do scorn        And those who allow it do share in the stain - Are found to be taking God's name - in vain." 

I have been told, "You are just against bills of regulation because they're just not ENOUGH for you."

NO. I am against regulating abortion because it is not JUST.

We live in a culture that is at peace with child sacrifice, and perverts justice.  

-The government sworn to protect the innocent from murder protects the murder of the innocent.  

-The society that purports to be against bullies promotes the bullying of babies to death.  

-The medical community that is sworn to "do no harm" are the ones who practice the murder.  

-And the ProLife community seeks to regulate the murder, and end up permitting the murder they oppose, up ending justice.

In such a day, Christians must follow what God says, forsake partiality and consistently call on their leaders to do justice! Jesus is King! Demand what He commands: 

"That which is altogether just shalt thou follow."  Just follow what is "altogether just".

"Saviour, let me not make man's wisdom my trust - But rather to heed Thy way which is just.          From paths of compromise make me depart - Search me, O God, and lead my heart."  

God is Just, So Abortion must - be ABOLISHED.