The Higher Liberty
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The Higher Liberty
by Gregory HHC, d
Minister of His Holy Church
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The
Rule of Right
While the fundamental rule of
law which we have no right to be ignorant of is built into creation
itself and cannot be escaped, the laws of men must be heralded,
proclaimed and published by men to all the world. Both bind, by
nature or by consent.
“Law, as distinguished from
equity, denotes the doctrine and the procedure of the common law of
England and America, from which equity is a departure. In respect to
the ground of the authority of law, it is divided as natural law, or
the law of nature or of God, and positive law.”
God living in the hearts and
minds of good men is the fountainhead of justice and mercy for all of
society who seek God’s rule. Men who seek to rule over other
men or be ruled by men grant power where it was not meant to be. Such
unnatural power vested in the hands of one or a few men will corrupt
the goodliest of souls, like Saul and David and a plethora of kings,
rulers, and leaders since the beginning of history.
The story of man has revealed a
history of an ebb and flow of liberty between the diligent societies
willing to sacrifice themselves and love one another and those civil
societies willing to covet their neighbor’s goods to provide
and guarantee their own personal comfort and security.
In Gibbon’s Decline and
Fall of the Roman Empire, he praised “the union and discipline
of the Christian republic.” He also pointed out that “it
gradually formed an independent and increasing state in the heart of
the Roman Empire.”
One of the best kept secrets of
our time is the form and structure of the early church. What was the
early Church doing to warrant such praise? What was this Kingdom of
God that turned the world upside down? Why were they accused
of robbing the temple at Ephesus? If Christians were told to Obey
the government, for God has put it there and there is no government that God has not placed in power, then why were Christians persecuted by governments? There is a
fundamental misconception about the nature and purpose of the early
Church.
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Related Articles and Audio:
Romans 13 part 1
http://www.hisholychurch.org/media/audio/rm/Romans131.ram
ROMANS 13 verse 1 the higher liberty
Does God want us to be subject or to be free?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romans13.php
Romans 13 and I Peter 2,13-14
Is the Bible consistent about setting men free or does it contradict itself?
http://www.hisholychurch.org/sermon/romanspeter.php
Romans 13, NN Video Series:7-10 4:32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SEMYx6affo
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