The Day Reason Dies

 

Without a clear understanding of right and wrong that lies outside of ourselves, we will disintegrate as a culture from within, and face formidable challenges from without.

There has been much said in recent days on why Iran should not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. Even though I agree with the majority of thought on this issue, the reasoning behind the thought does not make sense.

Why should Iran not have a nuclear weapon when the United States does? What makes us different? Are we morally superior than those in Iran? Do we get to have these kinds of weapons because we would show restraint in using them? (As if we never did use them….) Do we have these weapons in order to keep the rest of the world as vassals of the United States?

I would agree that if we, as a nation, lived by the standards put forth in God's Word, we could be trusted with great power. In fact, anyone who is subject to God's Word could be trusted with great power. Those who know and obey God understand that their resources should be used for the benefit of the people, for the advancement of the Kingdom, and for the care of the orphans and widows.

Those who are not subject to God are not trustworthy to hold power. This would mean that those in the United States who are not subject to God or anywhere else in the world should not have access to weapons of mass destruction.

In any case, for the Godless leaders of the United States to tell the Godless leaders of Iran that they are not trusted is philosophically baseless argument. What our leaders are saying is that we, as Godless leaders, have some sort of moral superiority, therefore you are not allowed to have what we have, because you might use it and we would not. (It makes you wonder why we have them then?)

We live in dangerous times, not because there are weapons of mass destruction, but because those who control their use are Godless, self-serving people, who justify their actions on the basis of what is best for themselves and for their power base.

Good leaders have power, but they understand that their power has been given to them for the good of the people, and that they will be held accountable for their leadership to Almighty God, who will not be swayed by rhetoric, party, or fear.

I hope Iran never gets access to nuclear weapons, yet I have no confidence that those in charge of our nuclear arsenal are worthy of our trust either. Once again, as always, my trust remains, unashamedly, in our God.