We live in a world where every aspect of our lives is bound by law. This is the age of institutionalization through laws, made to hide the taskmasters, rulers of men. Our society has transformed into a worldwide corporation, necessitating us all to stop our lives as they were to come together to produce goods that for the same reason, we have learnt to need. As craft that was previously household specific was commercialized and mass produced in what we now call school, other important virtues of humanity have been forgotten.
The more power we give to institution, though seemingly to protect ourselves from the errors of men, the more opportunities for the expression of human kindness we forfeit. We have ceded too much "power" to institutions. This includes the church, in its strict legal being as an institution. Other culprits are the state, companies, international conventions and governmental institutions.
The state is bringing up children, besides educating, housing and feeding men. This has bred a cold, inhumane generation, bred solely to be an endless supply of labour, among other things that the same institutions depend on men for.
For the reason of our conditioning and breeding, right and wrong have become institutionalized too. When making decisions, we often revert back to our conditioning. What our education has taught us. What is presented as right is not necessarily righteous before God. Neither is what is presented as the truth, and godliness.When thinking of how to treat our neighbour, we first think of what the law is in our favour. This is because the law of men has been presented as being at par with the laws of God. We need to awake from this deception.
Not all power wielden by men is bad. Mercy, love, patience, empathy, faith, self control, peace, hope, goodness, Godliness, gentleness and most important, righteousness are all powers given by God to men. Institutions do not have the same powers. They are incapable of mercy. It is therefore easy easy to forget these virtues of humanity when reasoning in the manner of our laws, governments and offices. The word of God remains firm. If the laws and institutions demand or sanction a thing that is merciless, iniquity, sin, it is a deception, a bait. Do not fall for it. The world is under the sway of the wicked one. He devours by mischief and he is an accuser, a law specialist. Even the greatest can fall, so when you think you stand, watch out, lest you
fall.
The more power we give to institution, though seemingly to protect ourselves from the errors of men, the more opportunities for the expression of human kindness we forfeit. We have ceded too much "power" to institutions. This includes the church, in its strict legal being as an institution. Other culprits are the state, companies, international conventions and governmental institutions.
The state is bringing up children, besides educating, housing and feeding men. This has bred a cold, inhumane generation, bred solely to be an endless supply of labour, among other things that the same institutions depend on men for.
For the reason of our conditioning and breeding, right and wrong have become institutionalized too. When making decisions, we often revert back to our conditioning. What our education has taught us. What is presented as right is not necessarily righteous before God. Neither is what is presented as the truth, and godliness.When thinking of how to treat our neighbour, we first think of what the law is in our favour. This is because the law of men has been presented as being at par with the laws of God. We need to awake from this deception.
Not all power wielden by men is bad. Mercy, love, patience, empathy, faith, self control, peace, hope, goodness, Godliness, gentleness and most important, righteousness are all powers given by God to men. Institutions do not have the same powers. They are incapable of mercy. It is therefore easy easy to forget these virtues of humanity when reasoning in the manner of our laws, governments and offices. The word of God remains firm. If the laws and institutions demand or sanction a thing that is merciless, iniquity, sin, it is a deception, a bait. Do not fall for it. The world is under the sway of the wicked one. He devours by mischief and he is an accuser, a law specialist. Even the greatest can fall, so when you think you stand, watch out, lest you
fall.
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