He never said he was above anyone else with his morality, nor implied it.
If anything the effort to keep the ten commandments front and center is an indictment of any who think they are, or can be, morally upright beings.
It is especially important that judges and jurors know they, too, are imperfect, condemned men and women under the ultimate law, before they go in and do their duties.
Only people who know they are condemned themselves can understand grace and the need for mercy.
The law doesn’t save, it condemns. That’s why humanity needs an intercessor. Each and every one of us.
But do you think any of the finger pointers today dredging up 30 or 40 year old sins have given one thought to their own, or are they the real hypocrites here?
But a lot of people chucking stones at him certainly have created the impression they believe they are without sin... in deed, if not word. They sure aren’t going to shine a light on their past 40 years, or their countless violations of the oath they took.
This is Alinsky’s tactic... only in order to nail someone with their own standards you have to build a sinless straw man to thrash. So they tell everyone the target thinks he’s perfect.
To your point, here’s Johnson’s dying words:
“The accusations from NPR are false GOD and only GOD knows the truth, nothing is the way they make it out to be. AMERICA will not survive this type of judge and jury fake news . Conservatives take a stand. I LOVE GOD and I LOVE MY WIFE, who is the best WIFE in the world,My Love Forever ! My Mom and Dad my FAMILY and all five of my kids and Nine grandchildren two in tummies and many more to come each of you or a total gift from GOD stay strong, REBECCA needs YOU . 9-11-2001 NYC/WTC, PTSD 24/7 16 years is a sickness that will take my life, I cannot handle it any longer. IT Has Won This Life . BUT HEAVEN IS MY HOME. “PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY, Only Three things I ask of you to do,if you love me is (1)blame no person,Satan is the accuser, so blame the Devil himself. (2) Forgive and Love everyone especially yourself .(3)most importantly LOVE GOD. P.S. I LOVE MY FRIENDS YOU ARE FAMILY ! GOD LOVES ALL PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT !”
PTSD.
Happened to my friend’s father when I was a boy. He worked the Yuba City Bus crash near Martinez, CA. He came home after working 48 hours on scene, and then shot himself.