Law Blog Post 1

Are governments the ultimate authority for creating laws? This depends on the worldview in which a person holds. For instance, Secular Humanists beleive in positive law which "claims laws are rules made by human beings and that there is no inherent or necessary connection between law and morality" (Noebel 301). This may be true for Secular Humanists, but we as Christians have a whole different take on this question.

As Christians, we beleive a divine/natural law which is "Physical moral laws revealed in general revelation and built into the structure of the universe..." (Noebel 285). We beleive that God has established laws in which are revealed through the Bible and our morals. For example, just as Christians believe in universal morals, or the idea that everyone has the same morals ingrained in their conscience, we beleive that through this God's will and laws are revealed. For instance, just as we all know that it is wrong to kill someone, then we know that this is one of God's divine laws. We see this justified in Exodus 20:13 in which God commands "You shall not murder."

In regards to what Sarah thinks, societies do not create laws. Laws that are created in societies are based off of God's universal laws. For example, Romans 12:1-3 says: "Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended."

Therefore, in conclusion, we must realize that governments are not the ultimate authority for creating laws, but through the Bible and our conscience which reveals God's will and morals, we are able to distinguish what the ultimate laws are.