The importance of this point cannot be underestimated. To state it another way, the split between people is not between those who obey the law and those who break the law, it's between the moral and the immoral.
As we see with the immoral, they use the law as a bludgeon against their enemies. More subtly, if the moral obey immoral laws, they have compromised their own morality.
The immoral do not consider the law to be a limit on their own behavior. They will find exceptions, excuses, loopholes, justifications and any other subterfuge to avoid or exempt themselves from it. Interestingly, Jesus made exactly the same criticism of the Jews and their laws.
Most people believe that the goal is crafting the perfect set of laws and then enforcing them without exception or favor. That is, "bringing the guilty to justice." As admirable as that idea may seem, it is ultimately flawed and pointless, a beautiful house whose foundation rests on sand. People must put it completely out of their minds
Where does the solution lie? In natural law and understanding the true nature of morality. While I have hope, I often fear that this is completely out of the grasp of humanity into the foreseeable suture.
I have this sort of half-assed theory that no one really "sells their soul" to the Devil. Rather, the Devil just convinces you that you no longer have possession of it.
Like, I wouldn't need to shove a gun in your face and carjack you if I just came to your door wearing a plastic badge and shoved a bunch of paperwork in your face along with a lot of fast talk about fees and levies, failure to file, impoundment, registration, federal and state, vehicular forfeiture, .... Maybe you just hand over your keys and I drive off in your ride.
Point is, just don't let anyone talk you out of your soul and try to spread the word to any who will listen. Actually, I think Jesus pretty much said the same thing.
The importance of this point cannot be underestimated. To state it another way, the split between people is not between those who obey the law and those who break the law, it's between the moral and the immoral.
As we see with the immoral, they use the law as a bludgeon against their enemies. More subtly, if the moral obey immoral laws, they have compromised their own morality.
The immoral do not consider the law to be a limit on their own behavior. They will find exceptions, excuses, loopholes, justifications and any other subterfuge to avoid or exempt themselves from it. Interestingly, Jesus made exactly the same criticism of the Jews and their laws.
Most people believe that the goal is crafting the perfect set of laws and then enforcing them without exception or favor. That is, "bringing the guilty to justice." As admirable as that idea may seem, it is ultimately flawed and pointless, a beautiful house whose foundation rests on sand. People must put it completely out of their minds
Where does the solution lie? In natural law and understanding the true nature of morality. While I have hope, I often fear that this is completely out of the grasp of humanity into the foreseeable suture.
I have this sort of half-assed theory that no one really "sells their soul" to the Devil. Rather, the Devil just convinces you that you no longer have possession of it.
Like, I wouldn't need to shove a gun in your face and carjack you if I just came to your door wearing a plastic badge and shoved a bunch of paperwork in your face along with a lot of fast talk about fees and levies, failure to file, impoundment, registration, federal and state, vehicular forfeiture, .... Maybe you just hand over your keys and I drive off in your ride.
Point is, just don't let anyone talk you out of your soul and try to spread the word to any who will listen. Actually, I think Jesus pretty much said the same thing.