What do you think about when someone mentions our system of justice and the law? Most people envison the statue of justice the PCB grew up with. The statue of justice standing with blindfold, and the balance scales in one hand and sword in the other signifying that justice is blind and metes out punishment according to the balance weighed in your favor or against it.

There is another image of justice that can be found here . This image of justice, as is pointed out by Francis Schaeffer in his book entitled, How Should We Then Live?, has no blindfold, has sword firmly planted into an open law of God, and holds the scales in the other hand.

With those two images in your mind, think about what should our view of justice be. Should justice be blind, or should justice have a foundation? The next question (Read the rest of the story below the fold...)