The Bible tells us how to pick godly leaders. It also gives many examples of those doing right and wrong. For both, leaders exist today with similar worldviews. So, it's directly applicable.

Thomas Jefferson took inspiration for our system from Jethro's advice to Moses:

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2018%3A1...

Here's the elder requirements under Christ. Notice that teaching and character are the main focus.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Timothy%203...

Which character traits in the baove passages do you think lead to good leaders? Which do you reject as wicked? I think, and have seen, that they all lead to good outcomes.

God's Word says all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. That we have choices but all choose evil. We keep choosing evil at times out entire lives. So, all people are to face justice for their evil.

But, God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whoever believes in Him will have eternal life. Christ took God's jistice upon Himself, serving our sentence for us, to give us a second chance. If people repent and follow Him (God), then He forgives our sins as a gift. Then, begins a process of transforming us from inside out to glorify His name on Earth. Which includes good works He does through us.

People can still choose to sin. We're evil, after all. Yet, we have an Advocate, Jesus Christ the Righteous, who intercedes for us. He cleans us from all unrighteousness as we confess with true remorse. If we ask, He turns a heart of stone into a heart of flesh. It's a gift He offers out of grace we don't deserve. But, He does discipline unrepentant sin and it does cost us in the long run.