Rulers make laws. Laws govern daily life. Is what is legal good and that which is illegal immoral? Does the law reflect the absolute moral value of acts? Laws are jurisdictional. They differ from place to place. What is forbidden in one area may be legal in another.
Is there a universal law? Like physics laws, applicable anywhere one goes? A law not made by rulers but arrived at by other processes like meditative contemplation? A rule such as allowing all known harmless acts or be found in violation of harmless liberty?
Justice is simply the balance between anarchy and tyranny. It is not giving too much or too little liberty. Just like ice that has to be kept cold enough to exist, justice requires one to balance the extremes of the swing of the scales labeled anarchy and tyranny.
So what does God want? Does he expect blind obedience? Maybe if he did not give us the gift of knowledge, we could honestly say that. Does the Bible tell us? Yes, in Micah 6:8. It reads God wants us to walk humbly, love mercy, and do justly...
Next time you think about law, try to remember everything but universal law is jurisdictional. It is different in different places. What is legal in the city may not be permitted in the nearby suburb. What is okay in one country may be criminal in another. The Bible made clear what God wants. It's a balancing act we have to use our gifts for...
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