I have been thinking about John Witte Jr’s presentation on ‘justice” at the symposium. He quoted and man named Grant Gilmore –
“The better the society, the less law there will be. In Heaven there will be no law, and the lion will lie down with the lamb… . In Hell there will be nothing but law, and due process will be meticulously observed.”
Witte continued by turning this around and saying that “A Protestant faithful to Luther’s later and more enduring insights, however, might properly reach the exact opposite projection. In Heaven, there will be pure law, and thus the lamb will lie down with the lion. In Hell, there will be no law, and thus all will devour each other eternally. Heaven will exalt due process and each will always receive what’s due. Hell will exalt pure caprice and no one will ever know what’s coming.”
