Ten Commandments (1972)_b.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong

10 The Ten Commandments
No wonder some of our young people - the leaders of
tomorrow - have such a lawless attitude.
One of the world's foremost educators, before his
death, warned a group of military leaders of this very
problem. He was Dr. Rufus von KleinSmid, former Chancellor
of the University of Southern California. He stated:
"I have no quarrel with the present emphasis placed on
science, but today we are paying for support of schools
which act from September 1 to June 30 as if there were no
God." Dr. von KleinSmid noted the "absence of moral
ualues" in our youth resulting from this attitude..
When you leave the true GOD out, there is no real
standard ofbehavior left. The result is spiritual chaos and
lawlessness and wretchedness in the human heart.
In nearly all present-day religious denominations, the
tendency is to try to "modernize" and "democratize" God,
and do away with His authority to RULE His creation ­
and us, His creatures. There are very few truly "Godfearing
men" left on earth today!
Having made their imaginative pet "god" in their own
image, men certainly do not stand in AWE and deep respect
of such a "god." They do not fear their "god." And they
certainly do not OBEY this creature of their own imagination!
Yet the real MESSAGE of Jesus Christ was about the
God who CREATED and now RULES this earth! His was
the God who blessed men for obedience to His laws - and
who punished for disobedience.
God's Perfect WAY Revealed
The Jesus Christ of your Bible always preached the
gospel of the Kingdom of God (Mark 1:14; Luke 4:43). In
modern language, He preached the happy news of the
GOVERNMENT of God - the RULE of God. He said:
"Repent ye, and believe the gospel" (Mark 1:15).
Before you can sincerely believe and accept Jesus
Christ as your Saviour, and have His shed blood cover
your sins, you must REPENT. But repent of what? Repent of
SIN!
What is sin? Despite the contradictory ideas and gen-