The laws of man frequently govern the just, equitable and fair interactions between mankind, going as far back as some of the most ancient codifications of these laws. But these laws, designed to ensure that people treated one another civilly, did not govern a persons responsibility to God for the sin they committed. They only governed the goodness of those individuals toward their neighbor. When we consider the law of God, it is different. It governs both our actions towards others, but also our responsibility to God. It governs godliness, and goodness and godliness are not the same thing. Does it matter? Is goodness enough, or is God calling us to something more?

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.