On the September 14 installment of “The Briefing,” Albert Mohler talked about a federal circuit court judge. He was appointed by Ronald Reagan. Recently this judge was interviewed and he said that most of the time, he no longer looks to the law or the constitution, but just uses common sense to decide cases. This is not good. America is a nation of laws and judges need to know those laws, or have staff who know the laws, and they need to apply the laws, not this so-called “common sense.”
Every person on this planet is human. That may seem like an obvious statement, but many people think that judges, or politicians or people in authority are special in some regard. To hear people talk, they must think that when a person is appointed to a court as a judge, they put aside all their biases and follow strict guidelines found in the law. This is clearly not the case.
One of the main points of the Trump vs Clinton election was the idea that there was one opening on the SCOTUS during the election and with the ancient ages of the justices, whomever gets elected would have the opportunity to appoint more judges. So the pundits, during the 2016 election were aware of the fact that judges bring person opinion and person biases to the job and they did not want Trump's ideas on the court.
Therefore, on the question of human authority, no one on this earth, when given the authority of a judge or a policeman or a teacher or a pastor will fulfill that position with a clear and perfect understanding of the law and regulations. YouTube and Twitter are full of videos of policeman behaving badly. There are TV shows about the lavish, selfish lifestyle of preachers. It does not take long to find anyone in authority who has modified their authority to match their own ideas, desires and biases.
The world we now live in will be shaped by the biases of the judges and leaders of today. Anyone who believes that America is a nation of laws will be surprised when they stand before a judge who declares their religious belief illegal, because the judge doesn't like it, or their child rearing techniques unacceptable because the judge disagrees with it. These days are coming and they are coming quickly.
Albert Mohler concluded rightly that the law, the standard, the unchanging truth of God’s word is the only thing we can hold onto and believe in. No matter what! As a Christian, I follow the authority of God, who is consistent, righteous, holy and always going to win. I do not fret or worry about the runaway authority of activist judges, I only concern myself with what God wants of me. On that day when I am called up before the magistrates, tribunals and judges for preaching Christ, I will answer with the words that God will give me and I will stand holy and blameless before my eternal judge.
Every person on this planet is human. That may seem like an obvious statement, but many people think that judges, or politicians or people in authority are special in some regard. To hear people talk, they must think that when a person is appointed to a court as a judge, they put aside all their biases and follow strict guidelines found in the law. This is clearly not the case.
One of the main points of the Trump vs Clinton election was the idea that there was one opening on the SCOTUS during the election and with the ancient ages of the justices, whomever gets elected would have the opportunity to appoint more judges. So the pundits, during the 2016 election were aware of the fact that judges bring person opinion and person biases to the job and they did not want Trump's ideas on the court.Therefore, on the question of human authority, no one on this earth, when given the authority of a judge or a policeman or a teacher or a pastor will fulfill that position with a clear and perfect understanding of the law and regulations. YouTube and Twitter are full of videos of policeman behaving badly. There are TV shows about the lavish, selfish lifestyle of preachers. It does not take long to find anyone in authority who has modified their authority to match their own ideas, desires and biases.
The world we now live in will be shaped by the biases of the judges and leaders of today. Anyone who believes that America is a nation of laws will be surprised when they stand before a judge who declares their religious belief illegal, because the judge doesn't like it, or their child rearing techniques unacceptable because the judge disagrees with it. These days are coming and they are coming quickly.
Albert Mohler concluded rightly that the law, the standard, the unchanging truth of God’s word is the only thing we can hold onto and believe in. No matter what! As a Christian, I follow the authority of God, who is consistent, righteous, holy and always going to win. I do not fret or worry about the runaway authority of activist judges, I only concern myself with what God wants of me. On that day when I am called up before the magistrates, tribunals and judges for preaching Christ, I will answer with the words that God will give me and I will stand holy and blameless before my eternal judge.
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