Eternal/divine law is best described as which of the following?

• A. The order in creation that reflects God's will, wisdom, power, goodness, and purpose; always true and never changes; source of all laws; objective standard outside yourself
• B. A mutable human code
• C. Based on majority opinion
• D. A set of ceremonial rules

Answer: (A)

This question tests the view that divine or eternal law is the unchanging order God writes into creation, reflecting His will, wisdom, power, goodness, and purpose. Because it comes from God, it is true for all times and places, not shifting with human opinions or cultures. It functions as the source of all other laws and as an objective standard outside ourselves by which we measure right and wrong. Its permanence comes from being grounded in the nature and plan of God, not in human agreement or ritual detail alone.

Why the other ideas don’t fit: a mutable human code changes with people, showing no fixed standard; basing law on majority opinion makes morality subject to trends rather than to a transcendent standard; and reducing divine law to a set of ceremonial rules narrows it to outward practices rather than the comprehensive order guiding creation and moral life.