Before It's Your Turn: Why Due Process Exists for People Who Think They Don't Need It, (Paperback)

What happens when judgment comes before hearing?<p>Most people do not ask for tyranny.</p><p>They ask for safety.<br>They ask for order.<br>They ask for speed.</p><p>But Scripture warns that injustice rarely begins with cruelty. It begins when <b>process is skipped</b>-when accusations are assumed instead of tested, when urgency replaces patience, and when authority acts before it listens.</p><p>From Genesis to the teachings of Christ, Scripture insists that judgment must be deliberate, restrained, and accountable. Hearing must precede action. Witnesses must establish truth. Power must limit itself.</p>This book examines: <p>Part theological reflection and part moral warning, this book asks a single question: </p><p><b>What happens when it is your turn?</b></p><p>Because injustice rarely begins by targeting everyone.</p><p>It begins by testing whether <b>process can be skipped</b>.</p>Why due process reflects biblical principles of righteous judgment<ul><li>How fear, certainty, and urgency erode justice</li><li>Why systems that abandon process inevitably misclassify the innocent</li><li>The responsibility of individuals and communities when justice is threatened</li><li>What faithfulness requires when institutions refuse restraint</li></ul><ul></ul>

• Before It's Your Turn: Why Due Process Exists for People Who Think They Don't Need It, (Paperback)
• Author: Gregory A J Van Etten
• ISBN: 9798251531336
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-03-10
• Page Count: 154