Trey Knowles: RISALA 10 - YOU LAWMAKERS OF SIN

You hypocrites of the law—what do you know of the law? You do not keep my Father in Heaven’s commands. I have a few things against you: you have among you those who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, so that they might idolize and glorify what is not of the Spirit, sacrifice their time and actions to idols, and practice sexual immorality.

You go out of your way to oppress them and make it difficult for them to live a joyful life. You have exploited them and crushed their spirit. You have made them into puppets, idols of your own design, influencing their own kind with the weapons of your likeness. You ask, “How?” For they were not like this before you captured and enslaved them.

So woe to you, lawmakers. Do to others what you would have them do to you. Yet you pervert justice. You are a den of robbers. Pay your bond, that you may receive mercy. Show the same mercy and benefits that you yourselves hope to receive from my Father. You have cursed the deaf—those who cannot speak for themselves in court. You have put stumbling blocks before the blind. But you shall fear your God.

You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those who are trying to enter. You enslave my people and hold them captive. You have brought death to their doorsteps through drugs, sexual immorality, alcohol, and by influencing them toward wickedness.

You have put a stumbling block before my people. You have exploited them in court. You benefit from their misfortunes, and you puff yourselves up with power as though you are untouchable. But when calamity comes, the evil man has no future; the lamp of the wicked will be put out.

For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil, as it is written in Ecclesiastes 12:14. And as it is said:

فَأَصَابَهُمْ سَيِّـَٔاتُ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَحَاقَ بِهِم مَّا كَانُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَسْتَهْزِءُونَ

“Then the evil consequences of their deeds overtook them, and they were overwhelmed by what they used to ridicule.”
(Surah An-Nahl 16:34)

With mercy I say: knock down and build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people’s path. Because of you, my people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Since knowledge has been rejected—and you, being in authority, have overpowered them—perhaps my Lord will reject you.

You lawmakers and Gentiles claim my Lord yet forget the law of my Father in Heaven; perhaps my Lord will forget your children. As your children’s sins increase in the land, and as you continue to sin against my people, your public glory and image will turn into shame.

You feed on the sin of my people and profit from it. You lawmakers set your hearts on their iniquity. You have made my people prostitute themselves, causing them to hoard unspiritual idols and images.

My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Yet I am against you, because you have knowledge and still choose to do wickedly against my people. Therefore, I will hold the enforcers accountable, and judge those who know better as priests who have failed in their duty.

Grace and peace,
Sincerely,
TREY KNOWLES