You’d think we have enough rules and regulations by now, wouldn’t you? We’ve reached the point where the law itself is becoming unjust. Last night there was a thread about a student who was fined $675,000 for uploading 30 songs on the Internet. Here we have a nurse who legally could have sat there and done nothing while a student died. She might have followed the law, but she was doing evil.
It’s like the Good Samaritan story in the Bible. Who was good? Was it those who would have let the traveler die rather than render aid on the Sabbath (obeying the law), or the Samaritan? The Samaritan violated the letter of the law, but he obeyed the spirit of the law.
This is so important for people to comprehend. Doing what is right and compassionate is the beneficial spirit of all law.
There are too many authorities, scumbag lawyers and judges taking advantage of strict interpretation of "law" and using it for evil.
Words have meaningS.
What was the "spirit of the law" in not working / rendering aid on the Sabbath?