Matthew 4:3 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.
The word of God is not subject to the changes we so often see legislatures making in our day in response to changes in culture and demographics. When folks clamor for change, based upon personal opinions or preferences, politicians often respond by giving the people what they desire, even though they may not be convinced about the morality of such moves, but because it may be politically expedient to do so.
Thus, amendments and changes are often made not because of principle, but because of those societal pressures which goad lawmakers to change from a right course to wrong, for fear of retribution at the ballot box. Whenever there’s an insatiable desire to cling to power, politicians would often do any, and everything just to retain their standing among the people.
This is what caused Pilate to put Christ to death on Calvary, even though there was no valid accusation against him, and even though he himself was very convinced that a deep-laid plot had been made by the religious leaders who hated Christ. Thus, Pilate violated his own conscience, went against his grain, held his nose and gave the multitude what they had clamored for, even though he knew it was wrong.
James 4:17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!