The Theory Explained. The theory of Diving Origin though one of the earliest has a simple explanation to offer. It is a theory of political authority and hot a theory of the origin of the state. The state its advocates maintain was created by God and governed by
His deputy or Viceregent. It was His will that men should live in the world in a state of political society and He sent His deputy to rule over them. The ruler was a divinely appointed agent and he was
Responsible for his actions to God alond. As the ruler was the beputy of God obedience to him was held to be a religious duty and resistance a sin The advocates of the Divine Origin Theory in this way placed the ruler above the people as well as law. Nothing on earth could limit his will and restrict his power. His word was law.
and his actions were always just and to benevolent. To complain against the authority of the ruler and to characterize his actions as unjust was a sin for which there was divine punishment.