I find no place in Scripture that God has commanded that the visible church on earth is to "Christianize" the earth, i.e., demand that all men obey God's law as a prerequisite for some government office or even any secular job. In short, it appears that there is a misuse of the "law" in all this such as those 10 Questions. It is God who demands that all men REPENT AND BELIEVE THE GOSPEL. And, the fundamental issue is "what IS the Gospel?". My response is that the overwhelming 'message' being preached, taught and heard today is a FALSE gospel which speaks of "another Jesus" and "a different spirit" (2Cor. 11:1-4). And the "conversions" that result are a FALSE conversion that promises a false assurance of "salvation" at best, but more often it is a call to live a 'good life" and/or a "means to cure all one's ills in life". The law of God is definitely to be a part of the Gospel and a means to bring CONVICTION of sin and the reason why all men are under the wrath and condemnation of God. It is AFTER genuine regeneration and conversion that a person comprehends the beauty of God's holy law and the desire to obey it comes to life. This new nature that desires to please God and live after holiness is what transforms one's life and has an influence upon society. But demanding that all men who hate God and all that is good suddenly obey God's law without regeneration is silliness at best. Again, as I have often stated here, it is NOT God's decree and purpose to make this fallen world into a theocracy. This world is going to be destroyed by fire and a New Heaven and New Earth created. Now, it is God's purpose to call the elect OUT OF THIS WORLD and not be conformed to this world nor to love the things of this world. And these transformed lives will be a testimony and judgment to all who remain enemies of God and are worthy of eternal punishment at God's hand. Remember well, only a REMNANT will be saved out of the masses of the entire human race, albeit it that the number will be as the sands of the sea. It is individuals and not nations nor society at large that the Church should be trying to get to bow to God's law, but rather individuals to flee to Christ and avoid the wrath that is to come. The micro example given in Scripture is found in marriage where a believer, who is woman, is wed to an unbeliever. She is not to try and force the husband to be a good man, but rather it is her responsibility to live a life that reflects that new nature given her through gentleness and her rightful obedience. It is THAT Christlike life that God says will have the most effect on bringing about any change which if God has so willed results. Bottom line for me is such "10 Questions" are a clever trap which is meant, whether the person who brings them intends them to be so, to take a believer's eyes off of Christ and the simple truth of the Gospel and to this: "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself." (Lk 10:27).

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Matthew 7:1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured unto you.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me cast out the mote out of thine eye; and lo, the beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 for every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone;

10 or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 All things therefore whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also unto them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in by the narrow gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many are they that enter in thereby.

14 For narrow is the gate, and straitened the way, that leadeth unto life, and few are they that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.

16 By their fruits ye shall know them. Do [men] gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Therefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy by thy name, and by thy name cast out demons, and by thy name do many mighty works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

25 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and if fell not: for it was founded upon the rock.

26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

27 and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these words, the multitudes were astonished at his teaching:

29 for he taught them as [one] having authority, and not as their scribes.

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