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A good judge and a just verdict
In 2010, Iowa voters removed three Supreme Court judges for making law.
In our republic, congressional bodies write law. Judges administer the law. That is how it is supposed to work.
The God of the Bible enacted a similar system.
God the Father is the law-writer. Jesus is the judge.
Jesus explained a judge?s responsibility, ?I do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me ?. I carry out the will of the one who ...
DEBORAH MASELLI Special to The Ledger
Sep. 30, 2018 10:21 pm
In 2010, Iowa voters removed three Supreme Court judges for making law.
In our republic, congressional bodies write law. Judges administer the law. That is how it is supposed to work.
The God of the Bible enacted a similar system.
God the Father is the law-writer. Jesus is the judge.
Jesus explained a judge?s responsibility, ?I do nothing on my own. I judge as God tells me ?. I carry out the will of the one who sent me, not my own will.?
A good judge executes the law.
Jesus will open court someday.
What will the verdict of your life be?
John 5:30, The Bible
