Thou Shalt Not! - Herbert W Armstrong - January 1984

Herbert W Armstrong

Are the Ten Commandments negative and therefore a wrong form of law? Often we hear the basic Moral Law impugned by theologians and educators as negative and therefore outdated. Its Giver is often conceived as a stern, wrathful God, who angrily says to us: "THOU SHALT NOT!" It is sometimes looked upon as undesirable for modern, advanced, enlightened man. The Ten Commandments ought to be positive, they say, not negative. Modern humanity looks upon itself as elevated to a plane of rational thinking, and with knowledge higher than God or God's law. Of course, when we understand, God's truth is the most positive religion or philosophy there is - it eradicates fear! It is the way of faith! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library