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THE LAWS OF GOD - #9
The Nineth Commandment and Related Scriptures:
PRINCIPLES OF LIBERTY
God has set forth HIS Laws in the Holy Scriptures for ALL Mankind to
know--and obey (Proverbs 14:34 and Isaiah 60:12)!
9. THOU (you) SHALL NOT BEAR FALSE WITNESS AGAINST THY (Your)
NEIGHBOR...(lie)!
(Exodus 20:16 - Deuteronomy 5:20)...
The Devil is known as the Father of Lies (John 8:44). Consequently,
his workers will stop at nothing to lie and deceive to get their
way! Correspondingly, God's People are to be known as People of the
TRUTH. Thus lying, deceptions, and falsehoods should not be found
among us. And, most especially to the point, lying MUST NOT be allowed
to pervert justice and the correct administration of the Law (i.e.
maintance of Proper Due Process)!
These issues of the 9th Commandment were covered previously:
.A POPULAR IMMORALITY:
.B COMMON FORMS OF FALSE WITNESS ROUTINE:
.C COMMERCIAL DECEPTIONS:
- To get above FALSE WITNESS Article
(Click Here--on caps)!
.D SCRIPTURAL PRINCIPLE OF LIBERTY--
Foundation of Due Process:
Our God ordained Divine Rights, Civil Rights, and Human Rights.
The Judeo-Christian Heritage has set forth a rich historical record of
Liberty and Freedom (and Legal Due Process). This was most eloquently
expressed by America's President Thomas Jefferson, who wrote: WE HOLD
THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF-EVIDENT. THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL, AND
THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN INALIENABLE
RIGHTS... (and these form the basis of Legal Due Process). However, in
origin, they actually come from the Holy Scriptures, where the
Principle of Liberty is set forth (Isaiah 10:27; Jeremiah 34:8, 15;
II Corinthians 3:17; Galatians 2:4, 5:1, 13)! Therefore, we are to
respect and observe these God given Rights or Dvine Rights. For, as
Man is created in God's Image (Genesis 1:26), he should be accorded
his God given human dignity and ordained Civil Rights in the proper
Due Process of Law and administration of Justice.
- ..1 RIGHT TO INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM:
While Paganism and Idolatry must be stopped (see Commandment #2),
and blasphemy or associated profanity against God prohibited (see
Commandment #3), and violent rebellion or revolution suppressed
(see Commandment #5), and sexual immorality restrained (see
Commandment #7), (and heresies rooted out of Our Congregations--see
Heresies under Commandment #3), the Hebrew Traditon of diversities
of opinions must be tolerated and Our Subjects allowed to hold,
speak, and publish their various opinions and views--and especially
so, if there is some intellectual or scientific basis for such
thinking (Acts 5:34-39). Consequently, the Right to Dissent or
disagree with the majority or respected (official) view is Sacred
and must be tolerated (for all too often, what was popularly held
to be wrong or incorrect by the establishment, turns out to be
true or scientifically sound, later on)!
Moreover, herein, we must also recognize the God given Power
to Mankind of Free Will and the Right to contemplate evil or think
on the supposed pleasures and consequences of wicked ways,
balancing them in our own minds as to determine our own courses of
action! (Joshua 24:15) For, we must all struggle and learn to
overcome temptations (1 Corinthians 10:13).
- ..2 RIGHT TO PRIVACY (Search and Seizure)
with protection from unreasonable search and seizure--where the
accusation or charge is required and given (so that there is
reasonable cause for the search), the item(s) being sought
specifically named along with the places to be searched (no
general searches), and the search being done in the presence of
the accused or his witnesses (so there can be no planting of
evidence), with as little disruption of things (and a return to
normal, afterwards) as is possible (Genesis 31:30-37, 44:4-12).
Moreover, this Freedom provides coverage from common peeping toms
or snoops as well as more official mail readings or phone
(computer) taps. (See LAW-9.E.2.c COMMON
POLICE LIMITATIONS under Due Process, or
LAW-10.C.5 NATIONAL POLICE, and
LAW-10.D.4 THRONE GUARD under Conspiracies. Also, for privacy
issues (Deuteronomy 25:11-12 & 29:29; 1 Samuel 6:19).
- ..3 RIGHT TO PROTECTION FROM POLICE BRUTALITY, HARASSMENT,
OPPRESSIVE INTERROGATION, OR TORTURE:
for Our Realm is NOT to be a Totalitarian Society nor a Police
State, but rather one where Law Enforcement is held in its proper
place by Godly checks and balances (Acts 22:24-29). (See also
LAW-9.E.2 Search and Seiizure, above, and
LAW-10.C. HIGH CRIMES under Conspiracies.)
- ..4 RIGHT TO PROTECTION FROM MOB VIOLENCE OR VIGILANTI ACTION:
for Our Courts are open and if anyone has a grievance against
another let them pursue it through proper channels and by Due
Process (Acts 21:31-36). See also, LAW-9.B.6
VIGILANTI ACTION in previous Article, above.
- ..5 RIGHT TO TRIAL (Hearing):
where the formal and full accusations and charges are presented to
the accused (Acts 25:27), with the opportunity given him of
defending his actions--before any punishment is meted out (John
7:51 and Acts 25:16), and within a reasonable amount of time to
avoid unjust incarceration (Ezra 7:26).
- ..6 RIGHT TO ADVOCACY AND COUNSEL:
the accused should have the liberty of collecting information and
witnesses in his defense (Exodus 22:11; Deuteronomy 22:15;
Psalms 59:1; Acts 23:16-22, 24:23), with the Right to Compel or
Supeona vital witness to attend his Trial, as well as the Right to
Counsel to help him organize his case--even for the poor and
needy--(Exodus 18:16, Deuteronomy 6:7-9), and the Right to
Advocacy to speak in his defense--especially for the disabled or
infirmed--(John 14:16-17, 26; I John 2:1).
- ..7 RIGHT TO A FAIR TRIAL:
where proper judicial procedures are followed and the correct Due
Process of Law observed (Matthew 18:15-17; Acts 23:1-3).
- ..8 RIGHT TO CROSS-EXAMINATION:
the accused has the Right to know his accusers, to confront them
in Court, and examin their testimony to be sure that it is not
purjury (Deuteronomy 19:17-18 and Acts 25:16).
- ..9 RIGHT TO A JUST AND UNBIASED JUDGEMENT:
the accused has the Right to a judicial decision based on the Laws
of God and the evidence presented in his case--free from bias,
prejudice, or sentiments (or undue influences) that might
pre-dispose him to be condemned unjustly (Deuteronomy 16:18-20).
Nor shall the accused's judgement be based on the past record of
his Family (Ezekiel 18:1-29).
- ..10 RIGHT TO A PUNISHMENT THAT FITS THE CRIME:
if the accused is found gulty, he is to receive a sentence that
fits the crime(s) that he has committed (Exodus 21:23-25), with
cruel and unusual punishment, or torture, strictly forbidden
(Deuteronomy 25:2-3).
- ..11 RIGHT TO MERCY:
The administration of Justice is not automatic nor run by a
machine, but rather by men who are to have a feeling heart, even
as God does (and yields to compassion). Consequently, anyone who
pleads guilty and makes an appeal for mercy MUST be given some
measure of leniency (Numbers 14:19; Nehemiah 9:19; Proverbs 20:28;
Matthew 5:7), even in Capital Cases (Ezekiel 18:23, 32, 33:11;
II Peter 3:9). For Our LAW must have a HEART!
- ..12 RIGHT TO APPEAL:
If the accused believes that he has not gotten justice, he may
appeal to a higher Court or authority to have his case corrected
(Acts 25:10-12). However, breeches of proper procedure do not
necessarily dismiss a case, but rather certainly establish
punishment for those who pursued error (and open the door for a
lessening of the sentence, depending on the seriousness of the
breech)!
- ..13 RIGHT TO PARDON:
Despite the sound conviction of guilt, the accused still has the
Right to request a pardon from the appropriate authorities in his
case (Exodus 34:9; II Chronicles 30:18-19; Nehemiah 9:17; Psalms
25:11; Isaiah 55:11).
- ..14 RIGHT TO VISITATION:
Finally, even while incarcerated, the accused or convict is
entitled to visitation by his family and friends (and counsel)--to
ensure that he is not being abused or tortured (Acts 23:16-22,
24:23, 28:30-31)
.E PROPER DUE PROCESS OF LAW:
The Holy Scriptures set forth many rules that make up the Proper Due
Procees of the Law. These are presented in the following article.
- To get DUE PROCESS Article (Click
Here--on caps)!
MORE INFO ON GOD'S LAWS!
Now, whatever you do, don't stop here. There is more to learn,
and to grow into the Spiritual Realm--and become a good Citizen of
Our World!
To get the next article in this series on the 10th Commandment, with
its ban on Coveteousness, and the conspiracies spun to help obtain
these wild obsessions, use the link below:
- To get 10th COMMANDMENT Article (Click
Here--on caps)!
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