Several years ago, some colleges in Russia were asking Gospel Preachers to come to their universities to teach ethics. Would that happen in our country?
Many years ago, President John Quincy Adams called both Houses of Congress together for a Special Session.
He walked in carrying two “bushel” baskets and said, “The bushel measure in my right hand came from South Carolina; the one in my left hand came from the city of New York. One of these bushel measures contains 68 cubic inches more than the other.” He paused a moment to let that fall on the minds of the Senators and Representatives.
Then, he walked to a table and picked up two one-pound weights and said, “This weight in my right hand came from Massachusetts; this other one came from Maine. One of them weighs nearly an ounce more than the other.” He gave them time to think about it, and then he concluded, “Gentlemen, we need a standard measurement and a standard weight for the United States of America.”
The result of that speech and demonstration was the establishment of Bureau of Standards of Weights and Measures. Now, wherever you live there are 16 ounces in a pound.
So, I’m asking if there is a Standard to go to? Is there a standard of right and wrong? Is there a way of knowing for sure what is acceptable and what is not acceptable behavior?
We can have a standard; it is just not known and respected.
What was said about Hosea’s day could be said about ours. “My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge …” (Hosea 4:6).
