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Message: 9th Principle--To protect man's rights, God has revealed certain principles
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9th
Principle
To protect man's rights, God has revealed
certain principles of divine law.
Principle
To protect man's rights, God has revealed
certain principles of divine law.
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Rights, though endowed by God as unalienable
prerogatives, could not remain unalienable unless they were
protected as enforceable rights under a code of divinely
proclaimed law. These principles will be immediately recognized as the
famous Ten Commandments. There are many additional laws
set forth in the Bible which clarify and define these
principles.
prerogatives, could not remain unalienable unless they were
protected as enforceable rights under a code of divinely
proclaimed law. These principles will be immediately recognized as the
famous Ten Commandments. There are many additional laws
set forth in the Bible which clarify and define these
principles.
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Divine Law Endows Mankind with
Unalienable Duties as Well as
Unalienable Rights
Unalienable Duties as Well as
Unalienable Rights
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In recent years the universal emphasis on "rights" has
seriously obscured the unalienable duties which are imposed
upon mankind by divine law. As Thomas Jefferson said, man
"has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."
(Bergh, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 16:282.)
In recent years the universal emphasis on "rights" has
seriously obscured the unalienable duties which are imposed
upon mankind by divine law. As Thomas Jefferson said, man
"has no natural right in opposition to his social duties."
(Bergh, Writings of Thomas Jefferson, 16:282.)
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There are two kinds of duties -- public and private.
Public duties relate to public morality and are usually
supported by local or state ordinances which can be enforced
by the police power of the state. Private duties are those
which exist between the individual and his Creator. These
are called principles of private morality. The only
enforcement agency is the self-discipline of the individual
himself. In a sense we could say that our unalienable duties,
both public and private, are an inherent part of Natural Law.
They constitute a responsibility imposed on each individual
to respect the absolute rights or unalienable rights of others.
There are two kinds of duties -- public and private.
Public duties relate to public morality and are usually
supported by local or state ordinances which can be enforced
by the police power of the state. Private duties are those
which exist between the individual and his Creator. These
are called principles of private morality. The only
enforcement agency is the self-discipline of the individual
himself. In a sense we could say that our unalienable duties,
both public and private, are an inherent part of Natural Law.
They constitute a responsibility imposed on each individual
to respect the absolute rights or unalienable rights of others.
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Examples of Public and Private Duties
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Here are some of the more important responsibilities
which the Creator has imposed on every human being of
normal mental capacity:
1. The duty to honor the supremacy of the Creator and
his laws. (As Blackstone states, the Creator's law is
the supreme law of the world: "This law of nature,
being coeval with mankind and dictated by God
himself, is of course superior in obligation to any
other. It is binding over all the globe in all countries,
and at all times; no human laws are of any validity, if
contrary to this...." [Ibid., Introduction, sec. 2, par.
39.])
2. The duty not to take the life of another except in selfdefense.
3. The duty not to steal or destroy the property of
another.
4. The duty to be honest in all transactions with others.
5. The duty of children to honor and obey their parents
and elders.
6. The duty of parents and elders to protect, teach, feed,
clothe, and provide shelter for children.
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7. The duty to support law and order and keep the
peace.
8. The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to
despoil another.
9. The duty to provide insofar as possible for the needs
of the helpless -- the sick, the crippled, the injured,
the poverty-stricken.
10. The duty to honorably perform contracts and
covenants both with God and man.
11. The duty to be temperate.
12. The duty to become economically self-sufficient.
13. The duty not to trespass on the property or privacy of
another.
14. The duty to maintain the integrity of the family
structure.
15. The duty to perpetuate the race.
16. The duty not to promote or participate in the vices
which destroy personal and community life.
17. The duty to perform civic responsibilities -- vote,
assist public officials, serve in official capacities when
called upon, stay informed on public issues, volunteer
where needed.
18. The duty not to aid or abet those involved in criminal
or anti-social activities.
19. The duty to support personal and public standards of
common decency.
20. The duty to follow rules of moral rectitude.
Here are some of the more important responsibilities
which the Creator has imposed on every human being of
normal mental capacity:
1. The duty to honor the supremacy of the Creator and
his laws. (As Blackstone states, the Creator's law is
the supreme law of the world: "This law of nature,
being coeval with mankind and dictated by God
himself, is of course superior in obligation to any
other. It is binding over all the globe in all countries,
and at all times; no human laws are of any validity, if
contrary to this...." [Ibid., Introduction, sec. 2, par.
39.])
2. The duty not to take the life of another except in selfdefense.
3. The duty not to steal or destroy the property of
another.
4. The duty to be honest in all transactions with others.
5. The duty of children to honor and obey their parents
and elders.
6. The duty of parents and elders to protect, teach, feed,
clothe, and provide shelter for children.
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7. The duty to support law and order and keep the
peace.
8. The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to
despoil another.
9. The duty to provide insofar as possible for the needs
of the helpless -- the sick, the crippled, the injured,
the poverty-stricken.
10. The duty to honorably perform contracts and
covenants both with God and man.
11. The duty to be temperate.
12. The duty to become economically self-sufficient.
13. The duty not to trespass on the property or privacy of
another.
14. The duty to maintain the integrity of the family
structure.
15. The duty to perpetuate the race.
16. The duty not to promote or participate in the vices
which destroy personal and community life.
17. The duty to perform civic responsibilities -- vote,
assist public officials, serve in official capacities when
called upon, stay informed on public issues, volunteer
where needed.
18. The duty not to aid or abet those involved in criminal
or anti-social activities.
19. The duty to support personal and public standards of
common decency.
20. The duty to follow rules of moral rectitude.
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But who will decide? When it comes to lawmaking, the
nations of most of the world throughout history have been
subject to the whims and arbitral despotism of kings,
emperors, rulers, and magistrates. How can the people be
protected from the autocratic authority of their rulers? Where
does the source of sovereign authority lie?
The Founders had strong convictions on this point.
nations of most of the world throughout history have been
subject to the whims and arbitral despotism of kings,
emperors, rulers, and magistrates. How can the people be
protected from the autocratic authority of their rulers? Where
does the source of sovereign authority lie?
The Founders had strong convictions on this point.
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