Why? by Arthur V. Fox

Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Sep 13, 1910

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 37, No. 36.

Why?

By Arthur V. Fox

"Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord, and against His anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us." Ps. 2: 1-3.

It is a vain thing for any man, or set of men, to undertake to make laws limiting the rights of another to worship God according to the dictates of his own conscience. It is a vain thing to think that such a law or laws could break their bands asunder; especially those truths that bind them to their Maker. Against whom are they taking counsel together? Is it not against the Lord?

Can it be possible the rulers of this land would take such counsel? Does not the Constitution of these United States plainly inform us that "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press"?

"He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall He speak unto them in His wrath, and vex them in His sore displeasure."

But why do they rage? Why do they imagine vain things? Ah, the answer comes to us from His Word: "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." Eccl. 8: 11.

Why do they set themselves against the Lord and against His anointed?

ARTHUR V. Fox.