RELIGION AND SOCIETY

Religion and Society ~ 421 ~ jurisprudence. A law that people of one age considered immutable might well be called in question by people of a later age. Divine law is the only answer to this problem, for we can derive from it all those basic principles upon which our legal systems are permanently to rest. Divine law addressed itself specifically to basic issues, remaining silent on secondary matters. In this way, it defines what part of the law is inviolable, and what part may be subjected to changes. What makes this definition take pride of place over the others is the fact that it comes directly from God. It is for this reason that we can have full confidence in its validity. In providing a solution to this problem, divine law has conferred the most immense of benefits upon humanity. No equivalent alternative could ever be fabricated by man himself. If we consider some of the alternatives to divine law which have emerged over a period of centuries, we see that, if they have certain strength, they also have inherent weaknesses. In every constitution, there are some deeds that are classified as “crimes”. As