Autonomy
Autonomy, (coming from the Greek words, "auto" and "nomos", meaning "self" and "law" respectively), when discussed in the context of Theonomy, is understood to be the sole alternative system of government. We are either living according to God's laws, or we (mankind) are making up the laws as we go. There is no other ultimate standard of justice; no other Most Just Law Giver. Any system of government which is not God's law, (a system invented by mankind), no matter what merits or problems we may perceive in it, is just an arbitrary construction of the human mind. Furthermore, given that God's law is the standard and definition of justice, any deviation from God's law is, by definition, unjust. Any time a person rationalizes a sinful behavior or a deviation from God's law, they are exercising autonomy; they are choosing to determine what is good and evil for themselves; they are repeating the original sin of our first parents, Adam and Eve.
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