Jesus acknowledged that, among the Gentiles, it was common that the great should lord it over the rest and the rulers should
exercise arbitrary authority.
Is human compassion alone ever sufficient to produce the initiative to cut off such an existence as this, relatively protected from coercion, from the ills of human temper,
from arbitrary authority, from far - reaching and unremitting responsibility» Will human compassion alone serve to terminate such an existence in favor of the fearfully vexed, dangerous, and apparently hopeless role which Moses is soon to assume»
Are there discernible principles and ideals which can supply modern man's needs for personal and corporate energy and guidance, without surrender to
arbitrary authority or retreat into the past?
They do it in every appeal to
arbitrary authority.
As they explain on their site, in their opinion, «Satan is symbolic of the Eternal Rebel in opposition to
arbitrary authority, forever defending personal sovereignty even in the face of insurmountable odds.»
Federal courts, so far, have not been sympathetic to this broad claim of
arbitrary authority.