Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Deuteronomy 17:8-11
by: Dale Rood.
Here is the pattern for the United States court system, extending from the lower courts through the Appeals Courts and to the Supreme Court. In this passage, we find a court system which includes opportunity to appeal to higher authority. The rule of law is based on the peoples’ recognition of the rule of law, even when they disagree. However, if it is a matter of principle, as Christians we appeal to the judgment of God. Peter put it this way: “We must obey God rather than men” (Acts 5:29). If we reach this point, however, we must be prepared to take the consequences in order to stay true to God.