LadyEowyn wrote:If a man on the police force breaks a traffic law, why should he be held to higher standard and deserve a great punishment?

A police officer has been trained in what the laws are so that he may enforce them. He has authority to enforce them and is also an example to others as how the law is to be kept. A police officer has been given much authority and much good conduct will be required of him. So a police officer is held to account by two things especially, his extra knowledge of the law and his authority to enforce it.

On the last day judgment will not fall equally on all. Those who heard the gospel and were born into covenant homes will receive the strictest judgment. Those who heard the gospel will receive a stricter judgment than those who never heard it. All men have the law of God written on their hearts and so will be judged on that account but not as harshly as those who heard the law or were born into the covenant. The biblical proof comes from some of the parables of Jesus as well as his words against some of the Jewish cities; where He says that it will be more tolerable for Sodom in the last day than them.