Law

Sarah is a secular humanist, and therefore believes in the idea of "positive law", where society devises the laws that are needed to govern the people; these same people who make up the society make the laws. Therefore, secular humanists rely on man to formulate necessary laws. Because secular humanists also hold to the idea of evolution, this idea has made its way into lawmaking as well. Instead of one set of rules that apply to everyone at any time, law follows an evolution, and can change with the time- it does not allow for absolutes. Therefore, secular humanist reject the Christian view of divine law- that God is the source of conventional lawmaking, ever since he established the first set of laws for man to live by, in the garden of Eden. Both the divine law, as revealed by God in the Bible, and the natural law, as revealed in God's creation, which reflects a moral order is clear evidence that laws are stable and absolute, not a changing, evolving system.

Governments should not be the ultimate authority for creating laws, though they are entitled to enforce the laws. With the natural law from creation and the divine law from God set in stone, we have a system of absolute moral codes already set in place. God has given us these laws that He has created, ever since the first action and consequence (law in action!) that occurred in the garden of Eden. When Adam and Eve ate of the forbidden fruit, which was against the law, they were banished from the garden, as a consequence. This same pattern of action and consequence is still in place today-- if someone commits a felony, they must go to jail. Humans are flawed by sin, and therefore lack the good judgement and clarity necessary to create a system of laws that would function in society. A set of corrupt laws, enforced and carried out by sinful men will only lead to chaos!

Therefore, God has already given us the necessary laws that mirror his righteous, moral nature-- we must choose to follow them. While sometimes these laws may seem unfair, they give us a glimpse into God's character, and reflect his just ways. We must, with this knowledge that God is the ultimate law giver, be on our guard to discern what laws that our leaders propose are morally good, and what laws fall short of God intention. We are called to respect the leaders that God has put into place to enforce His laws, but we must realize that first we answer to God, and His law is the absolute authority.