The Speeding Ticket: A Story About Torah - NCCG.ORG Ning Network Archive 2008-10

A man is running late for work. He leaves his house, gets in his car and goes flying down the street. A few miles down the road he gets caught speeding. He was driving 55 MPH in a 25 MPH school zone. This crime warrants a non-negotiable court date at which time the judge will decide his fine and most likely a short prison sentence. In the meantime, the mans license is temporarily suspended for "reckless driving in a school zone". The court date is set for 2 weeks from the date of the crime.

Two weeks later the man arrives in court. The judge asks the man to explain himself and his actions. The man looks squarely at the judge and confesses. "I knew the speed limit and I admit that I was wrong, I have learned my lesson sir, and I beg for mercy. I have done wrong. Sir, I will pay whatever fine you give me, but please don't throw me in jail".

The judge looks at the man and has a sense that the man is truly sorry. He feels confident that the man has truly learned his lesson. So he looks at the man and says, "sir, it seems to me that you truly do feel remorse for your wrong. Give me your word that you will not repeat this behavior" The man replies, "yes sir, I won't repeat this". So the judge looks intently at the man and says, "your debt is paid. You are free to go, but do not let me see you in here again. Go and don't repeat this."

A few weeks later, the man is late for work and goes speeding through the very same school zone. Once again he gets caught, by the very same police officer! The same punishment is required and administered. 2 weeks pass and the man shows up for court. The judge is the same Judge as before!

The man quietly waits his turn. As he's watching, he notices that their are numerous traffic cases that come up before the Judge. Many are for the same offense and many originated in this same school zone that he was caught in. Soon enough, the man's case comes up before the Judge.

What do you think the Judge will do? Will he request legislation to remove the law because it has once again condemned a guilty man? Or will he punish him for his violation of the law?

Here are some notable facts in this case:
The law is perfect, made to keep children safe. But people continue to violate it. The Judge is fair and just. The judge drives through this same "school zone" everyday on his way to work. He personally observes the speed limit because he knows that it is a danger to the children who walk to school. The judge participated in the legislation to institute this particular "school zone speed limit".

Now if the law that states that he was speeding is taken away, then he can never be accused of speeding again. If such is the case, then he will no longer need a lawyer or a Judge at all, because he cannot be found guilty of a law that does not exist. Of course the street will now be quite chaotic. You may stop calling it a "school zone" and instead call it a "death zone".

If on the other hand, the law remains in tact, then the man can count on being punished if he does indeed violate the law. Likewise, all other violators of the law will be punished, the school zone will be considered safe (or at least safer), the legislators will be considered just in that they do what is truly righteous and the man will have to rely on the Judge and his lawyer (Redeemer) if he does indeed violate this law again. By the law remaining in tact, the prestige of this town and it's leaders have truly remained in tact.

I ask you, if you were the Judge in such a case, what would you do?

When the man first committed the crime, he was guilty. He could have been sentenced at that time. The Judge had mercy on him and chose to give him "grace", that is, a free gift (another oppurtunity), redemption. When the man repeated, and especially if he repeatedly repeats (intentionally) the violation, there no longer remains "grace" sufficient to pardon his violations. The man has blatantly spit in the face of the judge, by his actions.

Do you really think that the solution is to "remove" or "end" or "dissolve" the law? The truth is that YHWH does not. Likewise, the evidence shows, neither the apostles nor Yahusha thought so either. For this reason, neither a jot nor a tittle was "removed", "ended", "dissolved" or any other word that means the same thing. The law remained in tact, as a written guideline for true believers to know what is acceptable and what is unacceptable.

Do not be deceived. Removing the law would mean that we no longer need a Savior, because we would be unable to violate the Law, since there would be no Law to violate! This is truly, denying the power (of the death of Yahusha!)

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