Are we above the law?

These are two questions that have been going through my mind this morning and they have become real questions. How many people in this world believe that they are above the law? It is obvious to me that there are a lot. You ask how I can say such things for there are a lot more who are honest and upright in their dealings with other people. Laws are written for our benefit. They are written to give us a means of knowing where we stand in relationship to each other. In reality, laws are not, nor have they ever been required. But, because man cannot control himself, laws are necessary. If we believe that we don't have to abide by human made laws, what about the natural laws that are God's laws?

There are a number of people in my life who have said to me “I don’t accept your credentials, your ordination or believe that you have done the work that was necessary for you to receive a college, university or have done the work that has lead to a PhD degree. In fact, they say, “that they don't believe that I went to University in the first place.” They think that all I have claimed is nothing more than illusion. The laws of the state or country I live in, or lived in, have made laws that permit colleges, universities and seminaries to issued degrees to students that are recognized by every other state, province and country in the world. Who or what gives some people the right not to accept what the law has deemed as proof of study and experience?

It is not a question of whether or not a person can prove that they have done the work; it is the fact that it is believe that some people are above the law and will not accept the truth. I have found that in my life that there are far too many people who have the same kind of thinking that I have described above. The real question is why? Why can’t the truth be accepted?

Friends, you and I are not above the law. When a college, university or seminary issues a degree, honorary or not, we must accept the truth. We must accept that the person did do the work necessary and is well qualified for the degree(s) they received.

When an ordained minister ordains a person, people should accept the person’s ordination without question. If the government of a state, province or country have made laws that give a college or university the right to issue degrees, or an ordained minister the right to ordain a person who are we to question them?

I have gone on about whether we are above the law because I want all of us to take personal responsibility and to accept truth as it is/was given to us. To believe that not all people make claims that is a total fabrication. There are natural laws that govern us and guarantee that we can never get away with any errors in judgment in this - physical world. We are accountable for every decision and act in our lives. We make errors in judgment, and we must be willing to make amends for them, here, or we will make amends in the here after.

I am also thinking about all the people who have never gone to college or university; people who have dropped out of school before completing the fifth grade. I also wonder about those people who totally disregard and belittle the work and experience of those people. Those people have gained experience in life that is far greater than all the degrees in the world. [The school of hard knocks.] The question becomes, who are we to judge other people’s education and life experiences?

Folks, we have a decision to make, and that decision is about whether we are to be a little more trusting and caring of others. To live within the law and believe that laws are made for us, not against us. We need to give others the benefit of the doubt and accept them as who they are, and that they have done the work they have claimed.