God in the Dock

C.S. Lewis wrote a famous essay in the 1940's called "God in the Dock." The word "dock" in this case is the British use term for the place for a defendant in a courtroom...we might say "On the stand" in American English. The gist of the essay is that ancient man was, in effect, on trial before God who was the great judge of all things. Today, things have changed and man (humanity) is the judge and as judge, man has decided to put God on trial. No longer does man have to answer to God, God has to "prove" himself to man...and man can decide whether he thinks God has a very good case for himself.

This week a Nebraska lawmaker took that notion to new heights. See the article below:

Lincoln, NE- The defendant in a state senator's lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still.
He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He's everywhere.
State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he's trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.
Chambers says in his lawsuit that God has made terrorist threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants."
The Omaha senator, who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, also says God has caused "fearsome floods ... horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes."
He's seeking a permanent injunction against the Almighty.

Today we look at Luke's evidence so that this "orderly account" might "assure" us of what we have been told about God... a God who put himself in the dock, was found guilty in a sham trial and sentenced for our transgressions.

Mark