The Law Divided

Christ is the principle behind the law. There are two branches. The government of both are on His shoulders. As the author and fulfillment of the law He becomes the first and lat word as to law. One branch is civil law which has power to compel compliance. The other is ecclesiastical which is superior to civil in that it deals with the higher concepts or maxims the civil is based on. It does not have force to compel but makes all its offers or pleadings in mercy. Because these agencies each have the same principle they should never conflict with each other. The fact that they do is evidence of rebellion on the part of one agent. The judiciary being the final stop of performance have been entrusted with the care of the principle's concerns. Christ rules and reigns in righteousness and does not waiver on His legal aspects. He has said: Don't lend with interest, have true measures (like the original dollar), don't take bribes, be fair in equity, don't lie, don't sow discard among the brethren. The ecclesiastical law covers all this with: Love God with all your heart and love your neighbor as yourself. Now what is God to do when he has a bad agent? Most of you have prayed for action by the principle for the suffering experienced by the civil agent's breach. In the old testament God would use an ecclesiastical agent to foreclose in the civil. He (the prophet) would possess both and compel by mercy or force until a faithful civil agent replaced the rebel. He has not changed. He will do the same today if He can find a faithful, trustworthy ecclesiastical agent. That should be your prayer.