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lau-lessness and trretchedness ill the human heart. But man will NEV ER have the true respect for and understanding of law and order until he deeply recognizes th at these must proceed forth from the great GOD who created man in His own image. Don't smirk too quickly! You can PROVE that that God exists ! In T he PLAIN TRUTH magazi ne, we feature articles in the magnificent continu ing series on PROVING the existence of God and di1provil1f!, the man -made "theory" of evolution. Study these vital articles. Also, for a quick-condensed summary, writ e in immediately fo r our absolutely free booklet, D oes God Exist ? and the frcc companion articl e, " Seven Proofs Go d Exists !" Men have lost all deep respect fo r law because they have forgotten the very 10U,.ce of ALL law and authority ! Perhaps you have never read it, but your Bible says: "T here is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy" (James 4 :12) . That lawgiver is Almighty GOD. In their modern search for man devised " peace of mind" or a " religio n that satisfies," men have totally FOR GOTTEN about the great GOD who RULES th is un iverse! No wonder our young people - the leaders of tomorrow - have such a godless, lawless att itude. T he SOLUTION T here is a solution to the problem of law and order. Th e real soluti on - and th ere u-ill be 110 other - involves much more than recogn izing Go d as the Author of true law and order. For the climate of lawlessness is worldwide and international. It involves the continued existence of humanity itself! For man now has the capacity to anni hilate himself many times over with the increasingly fearsome weapons mode rn science and technology produce. Yet, on the inte rnational scene, nations live in daily fear. Millions know that the so-called "guarantees" and treaties of peace are not n-orth the paper 0 11 u-bicb the)' are writ/ell. In practical fact, there is NO LAWrespect for no alllhorit)' - among the nations of the world. What, then, is the a11JU'er? How can law and order be restored to the indiv idua ls and th e nations of this faltering world? The real solut ion involves the following three steps: First, all men must learn that the Author of true law is the Creator. T hey must recogniz e and deepl), respect H is authority and H is laws. Schools, families and nations must wake up and qu it acting "as if there were no God" - paraphrasing Dr. von KlcinSmid. N ext, men and nations must be directly TAUGHT the laws of God and their practical application to life. Just hearing "about" God and His law is 110t eno flgh! The day we hum an beings are born we know absolutely nothing. Everything we know has come into our mind since that time! Th ese ideas and concepts have come fro m our parents, friends, schools, and from the gen eral environment of whatever society we happen to grow up in. To ensure that a human being will und erstand the right U'a)'. he must be TAUGHT that way consistently and continuously. But wh o is around to teach man that God is the Author of all true law ? Which God' Which law ? Also, who could be respon sible and u-bo would have the power. even if he were right, to teach ALL NATIONS the
Word - Blo ck Star BACKDROP AT A NATIONAL CONVENTION - Above, hippies ond yippies scream in def iance of police, as photog ra phe rs and onlookers crowd in to see " ha ppening s." The pla ce? Chica go , Illinois. The occa sion ? De mocratic Nati onal Conve ntion. l eft, barbed wire, high fen ce, warning signs and pol ice hod to p rote ct national lea de rs fro m viole nce at presidentia l nomina ting co nve ntion. is to CHANGE beman "a /life. OUf very natures must be made more pliable and yielding to true law and order. But, again, THAT ? who could possibly do laws of God and their practical application to life ? And that brings us to the final step in the real solution to law and order which WILL COME within the lifetimes of most of us ! What About H UMAN NATURE? \Vle human beings are, by our very nature, LAW LESS. Hum an beings naturally resist and resent anyone in authority over them. Th ey do not like being told what to do. Th ey will alltomatically tend to go the wrong way from ANY law, system or authority - especially if it be God 's Law or His Authority! Your Bible says that the natural, physical mind of man "is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be" ( Romans 8:7). Th e Apostle Paul said : " For I know that ill me (that is, in my flesh,') dwelleth 110 good thillg . .." (Romans 7: 18 ). Th e prophet Jeremiah wrote: "Th e heart [ the natural mind and tendencies of man] is deceit flll above all things, and DESPERATE LY WICK ED: who can know it ?" (J eremiah 17 :9.) Human nature is basically vam, selfish, deceitful, rebellious and EVIL. Th is rebellious and evil tendency is simply born into the "ery nature of us all. \Y/e have 10 have help from our parents, guardians, teachers and others in society or we would soon kill ourselves by breaking the law of gravity and falling too far, breaking the law of inertia and getti ng in front of a moving automobile, or in any number of other ways. Although we arc willing to learn a little more swiftly those facts concerning the preservation of ourseties, being willing to practice outgoing concern and kindness toward the other fellow is something else again ! It is not natural to the human mind . For the human mind and nature is basically LAW LESS and must be changed if there is ever to be complete tranquility at home and peace in the world at large. Th e third step in the solution, then, He re's HO W The Soluti on Will Come Th is society is at the end of its rope. If there is a Creator God - and we can PROVE this is so - then it is certainly high time that He intervened in H is creation to straighten out the mess ! \'Vhy haven't today's leaders looked into the Bible to see how the abovementioned three steps WILl. bring about law and order in our time. In Revelation I I : IS, a scene is described picturing a fantastic heavenly intervention in human affairs. Voices in heaven arc saying, 'T he kiogdoms of this world arc become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever." So Christ appears as the Authority over the earth - representing God the Father . T his takes care of Step No. 1. For all men will then know who is the true SOU RCE of all law, ord er and authority. Ne xt, notice the inspired words of the prophet Micah speaking of our day:
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