JURY DUTY

​Or do you not know that the saints will judge the world? If the world is judged by you, are you not worthy to constitute the smallest law courts? Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more matters of this life? 

1 Corinthians 6:2-3

​I was recently selected for jury duty, this being the fourth time to have such a “privilege”. At my first attempt, the defendant was his own lawyer. When he saw on my questionnaire that I was a pastor, he asked how I felt about his crime. In front of 100 people, I got to quote God’s Word concerning what he was accused of. I was dismissed, of course.

​On my second attempt, the lawyer asked how I felt about alcohol. I replied that I could not believe either side since both of them were drunk at the time of the crime. I was dismissed, of course.

​On my third attempt, I actually made it to the jury but was dismissed again when previously unknown evidence was introduced, and they had to start over.

​I feel that if people want an honest trial, the court should want a whole jury of pastors and Christians who know and abide by the absolute truth of the Bible. But we see from this how people today fear the clear, absolute truth of Christ. They probably hope that the eternal judgment of their soul could also be finagled in the same way. But they have a surprise in store. Believers will judge not only those in the world, but also demons. What’s more, the results of that judgment will be final and eternal. When God’s gavel falls, the Word has the last word, and “your Honor” will actually be 100% honorable!

Davy L. Troxel