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My Brother’s Keeper I am not my brother’s keeper. And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper? So how can I make
this statement: I am not my brother’s keeper, a statement that goes against
the preaching of mortal men? When GOD inquired
of Cain regarding the whereabouts of his brother Able in Genesis 4:9 The LORD
GOD did not answer Cain directly when he asked: Am I
my brother's keeper? God did not
say yes you are or, no you are not. So just what did
GOD say? HE said: What hast thou done? The voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto ME from the ground. And from that many
interpret an answer rather than heeding GOD’s
response which in the first part was a question not an answer. However, in the second part of the phrase,
if there is an answer, it is the Sixth Commandment of the Decalogue that GOD
set down for man: “Thou shalt not kill”.
Then paraphrasing; What hast
thou done? Thou shalt not kill they brother
whose blood crieth
unto ME from the ground. An ulterior motive – control It seems though,
that in religion and for other convenient purposes, interpretation is a
matter of preconceived answers to the questions. Many want the
answer to the question; “Am I my brother’s keeper?” to be yes; so in the
scriptures they find the LORD’s answer affirms
their preconceived yes. I, on the other
hand, do not. I do not because I do
not wish to control you and I don’t accept that GOD wants me to control you
either. Keeper The word “keeper”
simply by definition allows for a lot of latitude to those who wish to be
your “keeper” or by definition protector, custodian or guardian. Will I defend or
protect or help my sibling, child, wife, mother, father, relative or
friend? To the extent they need me,
yes, of course. I will be there
for you when you need me but I will not be your “keeper” as others want to
be. How this applies to the subverting of America Collectivists
(socialists) pass laws making me responsible for you. Being someone’s
“keeper” is a form of collectivism.
Communitarians want to be your “keeper”. Socialists want to be your
“keeper”. Liberals want to be your
“keeper”. Only individualists want you
to be responsible for you and for you to allow others the same in return. Individualists
will not pass laws requiring you to wear your seat belt,
however, they will tell you what could happen to you if you don’t. But the actual hooking-up of the seat belt
is your responsibility. Individualists
will not pass laws requiring you to wear your safety helmet if you are an
adult. Individualists will not pass
laws telling you what to eat.
Individualists will protect your individual rights. But those who subscribe to the philosophy
of being their brother’s keeper will address all of these issues and make
them a law and punish you like a child if you don’t abide. The Ten Commandments When I read the
story of Moses and the Ten Commandments the Commandments were not directed at
only a select few who were supposed to collectively enforce the Will of GOD
on the remaining Israelites. But
rather the Commandments were set down as Divine Guidance for each and every
individual. So just where in
the Ten Commandments does it tell me I must be my brother’ keeper? No where.
But there is a Commandment that tells us to let our brother live in
peace. The last
Commandment states: "Thou shalt
not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, not his manservant,
not his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy
neighbor's."
Ex. 20:17. So what is “any thing that is thy neighbor’s”? It is the rest of his property of
course and his property goes beyond anything in a physical sense. His property includes those unalienable
rights bestowed on him by his CREATOR and that among these are Life, Therefore, I am
not my brother’s keeper. Bill Wink © March 1, 2008 |
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