In Defense of Judge Roy Moore - Redemption and Forgiveness

When they continued to ask Jesus their question, he raised up and said, “Anyone here who has never sinned can throw the first stone at her.” John 8:7NIV

Amazingly no matter what century one lives in pious social gatekeepers, (Keepers of the Law) and Pharisees still live among us. In Jesus’ day their intent was to discredit the Son of God with a sexual scandal so egregiously complex whatever He said about it the Pharisaical group could denounce Him as a fraud and charlatan. Their little ploy had very little to do with the woman whom they were accusing of sexual immorality. She was an unfortunate extemporaneous prop being used for a much larger goal. Resisting Jesus!

Today’s modern day Gate Keepers of ‘social ethics’ and Pharisees (who serve in the Congress) have taken the Honorable Judge Roy Moore’s reputation and thrown it at the feet of a mob with hopes they can entice this mob to once again yell, “Crucify, crucify!”

The Judge Roy Moore scandal is a sordid tale of political machinations that extends well beyond the obvious. You see Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King’s reputation was besmirched with sexual allegations by a government that was attempting to quash the civil rights movement. President Trumps’ reputation is still being attacked first by several women who came forth and said he was inappropriate with them and then by a Clinton manufactured dossier which claims that the president hired prostitutes to stand and pee on a bed that former President Obama and his wife slept in while the Obama’s were in Russia. Why these allegations against Mr. Trump? They were first meant to stop his presidential bid and now they are meant to end the Trump presidency.

Sexual allegations are an old and continued way of attacking one’s opponent. These type of allegations are quite effective because of their moral implications.

Nevertheless, let us suppose that all the allegations against Judge Roy Moore are true. This would be an excellent teaching opportunity for the Church if the Church was still in the moral teaching business. Hearing nothing from the Church, to their shame, allow me explain.

If the 40 year old allegations against Judge Moore are true. Then perhaps Moore, the 30 year old attorney should not seek high office. In fact I highly recommend that the 30 year old Moore doesn't. I can say emphatically, I will not support the 30 year old Roy Moore. However, we are not considering that man for the Senate. We are considering a 70 year old man who is not the same man as his 30 year old former self.

Judge Moore is a married man and because of maturity, experience and faith he is not the same man as his former self. Therefore, if there are no current complaints regarding sexual misconduct and if there weren’t any legal charges then and are not any pending now why would anyone attempt to say this past conduct is indicative of the Roy Moore of today?

If that were true no criminal should ever be release from prison because he or she would remain guilty for the rest of their natural lives. So there is no restorative penal correction. There is no payment of one's debt to society, so why serve a sentence? This would mean permanent guilt for all past transgressions. Is that how we are living now? So why doesn’t this seem to apply to Democrats?

Yet this is an magnificent opportunity! What the Church should be doing is using this occasion as a teachable moment. The Bible teaches that a person can be forgiven for sins. The Bible teaches that Christians are people of a second chance.

So if Judge Moore is guilty of doing what he is accused of doing, here are the questions that should be asked. Is he a changed man? Did he repent? Has Judge Moore bore fruit worthy of repentance? Come on Church am I right?

If each and everyone of us are held in account for everything we have ever done none of us would be worthy to hold political office, not Barack Obama, not Hillary Clinton, and not the pedophile former Vice president Joe Biden! None of us.

Strikingly, in today’s political hate climate if Jesus said to media, to Democrats and to establishment Republicans, “He without sin cast the first stone.” Jesus would be hit upside His head with multiple stones. He would suffer multiple concussions and He would be dragged to the side so the media and political Pharisees could launch their assault against Roy Moore. Judge Moore would be subsequently killed and thus prevented from assuming a Senate seat as a Conservative which is the ultimate goal of bringing these ancient resurrected political charges of sexual misconduct against him.

Make no mistake these are political charges. The motive is quite clear, prevent a man who is known to fight for Conservative ideas and principles from reaching the Senate.

If Roy Moore did what he is accused of doing 40 years ago, he was wrong. Thank God he didn’t run for the Senate 40 years ago because I won’t have supported him. However the 70 year old Roy Moore, the Roy Moore of now is not the same man and if he has asked God for forgiveness from his pass transgressions he like you and I who ask God to forgive us, he like us is forgiven. The bible teaches that we also are to forgive him.

This is a simple Christian principle. Unfortunately not many Christians or unbelievers today are familiar with God’s grace. I say this to the Church’s shame!