The history of humanity is riddled with examples of men following after wicked rulers without question. This is an irony, given the rebellion exhibited by man against the only just and perfect King and Almighty God.
Nevertheless, men's hearts are inclined to follow and be satisfied with Rulers who set themselves up as the law. "The King Can Do No Wrong" is the legal and moral principles that governs such slavish conduct.
The most extreme example of the "King is the Law" construct is found in the "Fuhrerprinzip" of the German Nazi regime, which required complete satisfaction in the command of Hitler.
Samuel Rutherford, the Godly Presbyterian minister and writer of the mid 17th Century, developed the concept of the Rule of Law above kings in his work, "Lex Rex" - the Law is King. Instead of the King being the law, Rutherford explained that every power must be subject to the Law, and contract, and constitution, so that the King ought be judged by the Law, and not the Law by the King.
Though our country is based upon the rule of law - Lex Rex - we have seen repeatedly that the tendency of men to follow a leader, even against the law, makes the rule of law a most fragile construct. Several examples of lawless presidents, from Andrew Jackson to the current President, are described, along with the complete satisfaction that the public displays in their lawless actions. Sadly, the Church has often contributed to the support of lawless rulers, both political and ecclesiastical.
The Lord Jesus is the only ruler with whom we ought to be satisfied completely. He IS the Law and the Word, so there can never by any failure or lawlessness in following after Him!
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John Pittman Hey was born in 1961 in Jackson, Mississippi, to Godly parents who from the beginning raised him in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. With child-like faith he came to Christ on his fourth birthday at his mother's knee. He received his education at church...
