Judge Moore: Move Ten Commandments to the Capitol

Words fail me. First, here’s what Paul has to say about the Ten Commandments in Colossians 2:14-15:

He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross.

The written code is the law in the Ten Commandments.

And how about Hebrews 8:13:

13By calling this covenant “new,” he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and aging will soon disappear.

“This covenant” is the covenant established by Christ, and the “first one” is the covenant established with the Old Testament people of Israel, as defined in the Ten Commandments.

While we aren’t to forget about the Ten Commandments, they are not the governing rules of a Christians life. Christ distilled them to:

“Love God, and love your neighbor.”

So if Moore wants his momument, he should at least argue the case correctly…they are not the mark of a Christian government, but they could serve as a bit of history.

Posted on 17 September 2003