The Rule of Law Part 3 of 3

This is the final article of a three part series on the so-called rule of law. See Part 1 and Part 2 posted the previous two Sundays. There is a great deal of misunderstanding concerning this concept and Sam has tried to clarify it in this series.

The Ultimate Rule of Law: Jesus Christ

For those not wanting to live in a theocracy, there is a place for you. It’s called Hell and after that comes the judgment, and then the Lake of Fire. Believe it or not, the entire universe is under a theocracy. Jesus the Christ rules over everything created.(1) Every knee will bow before Him and every tongue one day will proclaim Him to be Lord.(2) Yes, even His enemies will do so.

Ironically all God’s Law is based on two laws. The first law or commandment is that you shall love the Lord thy God with all your heart, mind, soul and strength and the second is you shall love your neighbor as yourself.(3) Follow those two laws and you will automatically do the rest. The rule of law has ruled out these two laws, especially the first, making it nearly impossible for people to obey the law. Thus, they make all kinds of laws covering all kinds of behavior because love for God is rejected.

Jesus said suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of Heaven. The rule of law has ruled out children from hearing about Jesus or praying to Him. When they are young they have the best chance of believing on Jesus and receiving Jesus. The rule of law imposes evolution on the young preventing them from learning true science, and thus it conditions the young to go to hell. The Judiciary is the number one cause of juvenile delinquency and lawlessness in the United States today by denying public access to God.

The Greeks had the concept that there was a man in whom the Law dwelt. His name was Logos. Logos translated into English is “Word.” The Apostle John uses this when he writes, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.(5) The Word became flesh and we beheld His glory as the only begotten of the Father.(6) Actually to live in obedience to Jesus is to follow the rule of law, because Jesus rules and His word and life is the law. Jesus is both God and man having existed as God without being a man from eternity (7) to conception in Mary.

If you desire to follow Jesus as the ruler of the “rule of law” then you begin by confessing to Him that you are a sinner and by personally inviting Him into your inner being, your heart. You can pray, “Lord Jesus Christ, please forgive me of my sins and come into my innermost being, my heart.” Jesus is the name of the Lord and whosoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved, redeemed, and purchased. Jesus upholds all things by the word of His power.(8)

(1) Colossians 1:16-18, Psalm 2:1-12
(2) Isaiah 45:23, Philippians 2:10-11
(3) Matthew 22:37-40
(4) Matthew 19:14
(5) John 1:1, 2
(6) John 1:14
(7) Micah 5:2, Hebrews 1:8
(8) Hebrews 1:3

The Rule of Law Part 2 of 3

This the second of a three part series on the Rule of Law. See part one by clicking here.

It is Not the Ten Commandments

You can be sure that the Ten Commandments are not the rule of law. Judge Roy Moore had a stone copy of the Ten Commandments placed in the Supreme Court Building of the State of Alabama. A Federal Judge ordered the Ten Commandments removed saying, “The rule of law must stand. The Ten Commandments must go.” God rules when the Ten Commandments and the rest of God’s Word is to be obeyed. King David calls it the Law of the Lord.(1)

When a people live in obedience to God’s Word, the Scriptures, which is the Holy Bible you have a true theocracy. This is what the secular humanists do not want. They hate God and do not want to obey Him. They seek to replace God with themselves. They are akin to Communists in actions and thoughts. I hear the word “secular” used a lot as it is preferred over “religious.” There are other terms which could be used in place of secular. Think on these terms whenever you hear the term secular used; godless, wicked, and amoral as in without morals, profane and fools. The fool has said in his heart there is no God.(2)

King David writes that through God’s Word a person is warned. The simple is made wise. The heart is made to rejoice. The eyes are enlightened. It is more desirable then gold and sweeter than honey. In keeping God’s law there is great reward.(3) On the other had disregarding God’s law brings God’s curse.(4)

The “rule of law” is not more desirable than gold or sweeter than honey. It does not make one wise nor does the heart rejoice at it, nor are the eyes enlightened. There is no reward for keeping the rule of law. The “rule of law” in most cases is hard to understand, often contradictory and does not reward its obedience. Since it is only printed matter on paper it has no inherent power in itself. It cannot rule and to say that it does is to idolize it. One is serving the work of mans’ hands and not the Creator.(5)

(1) Psalm 19:7
(2) Psalm 14:1; 53:1
(3) Psalm 19:7-11
(4) Deuteronomy 11:26-28
(5) Romans l:25

The Rule of Law Part 1 of 3

Idolatry

Whenever I hear the term, “Rule of Law,” used it reminds me of the trial of Jesus. Pontius Pilate said. “… “… I find no basis for a charge against him.” The Jews replied, “We have a law, and by that law He ought to die for him being a man makes himself the Son of God.” (1) They were claiming this was the rule of law that Jesus violated. This was after Pilate had offered to release a prisoner to the people and asked if they wanted him to release the King of the Jews. To this the people answered, “Not Him but Barabbas. (2) They rejected the true God for something else. Isn’t this idolatry?

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Citing the law releases the person of responsibility for moral conduct thereby promoting irresponsibility, injustice and wickedness. The wicked make mischief by law (3) and evil judges make oppressive decrees. (4)

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The state legislature in Utah showed the power of the law when they passed a law stating that the Great Salt Lake could not rise above a certain elevation. That winter heavy snows were laid in the mountains around the Lake. When thy melted and the water flowed into the lake it rose ten feet above the elevation the law specified. The law did not have the ability to rule over the weather, the runoff or stop the lake from rising.

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Laws in the rule of law are made by men and put on a document. It does not have the ability to rule in and of itself. Only people rule. With the rule of law it is the priest of the law who rule and their decrees become law. They wear black robes and are called judges. Men and women serve to light the fires of intellect by their wisdom and insight. They are known as lawyers. Finally, the enforcers of the law provide the power for the law known as law enforcement. These are commonly called marshalls, police, sheriffs and agents.

The law then becomes what these people say it is. If they are evil, the law becomes evil. If they are good, the law becomes good. In the Old Testament Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, told Moses to appoint leaders to judge the people who feared God and could be trusted not to take a bribe. (5) God says that when one rules over men in righteousness in the fear of God, he is like the morning light at sunrise on a cloudless morning or the brightness after the rain which causes the grass to spring forth from the earth.

(1) John 19:6, 7
(2) John 18:29, 40
(3) Psalm 94:20
(4) Isaiah 10:1,2
(5) Exodus 18:21, 22
(6) 2 Samuel 23:3, 4