Is there a correlation between the Judicial System and "Judge not lest ye be judged"?

Question

A friend was saying he believed that a judge sitting on the bench is given his authority by God and, thus, the biblical quotes similarity... That he is given the right to judge or something, by God I believe in Seperation of Church and State and no man is given that right by God. In all truth, it's like talking apples and oranges. It was a strange, confusing conversation. What do you think? If I am not making sense, I am beat.

Peace and Love

Answer 1

There is no correlation as religion has nothing to do with government.

We as citizens give government this power for the greater good.

Answer 2

No.

There is a correlation of Jesus saying:

Give unto Ceasar what is Ceasar's and Give Unto God, what is God's!

According to US LAW a JUDGE is not supposed to make a decision based upon their relgion. ONLY the LAW.

LAW that goes back years.

Even to relgious law, if there is no other law.

Jewish law.

Muslim law.

It doesn't matter.

The JUDGE is supposed to find ALL the laws that apply and all the punishements and then make a decison based upon all of this WITHOUT great PREJUDICE (which means, WITHOUT their own religious beliefs or bigotires).

This means, I am a human, not a MAN or WOMAN or BLACK MAN or BROWN MAN or CATHOLIC MAN or PRESBYTERIAN MAN.

A good Judge doesn't deside a RAPE case by thinking like a WOMAN or a MAN, but as a HUMAN and looking at all the LAWS from recorded history AND THE facts OF THE CASE and making a DECISON on the CASE impartially BASED ON THE LAWS OF MAN throughout the ages and the FACTS of the CASE.

A woman is in a bar and pulls her shorts aside and show a man her vagina and says YOU WANT IT

A woman is in a bar and says I don't want company and a man takes her out by force, pulls her panties off and has sex with her.

What are the differences.

What does the LAW of ages say.

Answer 3

The reference from the Sermon on the Mount is an exhortation to individual believers, not to any nation's system of government. The judicial system of a nation is a product of a government and not the product of a religious body.

I believe that Christianity in its basic form is generally incompatible with the governance of a nation. The ancient tenet of the Divine Right of Kings was a corruption of the intermarriage of temporal and parochial power, not of something revealed by God. I don't believe that any form of temporal government is derived from Heaven, and that includes the judicial branch.

Answer 4

The "judge not lest ye be judged" passage is in Matthew 7. If there is a correlation to our judicial branch of the government, it's that our citizens are (supposedly) held to a singular standard of behavior.
(Read Matthew 7 carefully.)

That a judge receives his authority to fulfill his duties comes from Genesis 9:5,6 where God initiates human authority over other humans.

It is affirmed by Jesus' statement to Pilate, below:

Answer 5

when the foundations of this country were established, the concept of separtion of church and state was completely
different. We did not want the established church dictating
policy to our government, but our leaders were christians
and prayed daily for guidance. Today's version of separtion of church and state highly corrupted version that the government should not have any contact/role with established religion. That
is a fallacy. Our judicial system is based on judeo-christian
concepts. We should be able to honor our beginnings as a country. God will continue to bless this land if we seek Him

Answer 6

No. Jesus said those words trying to help us see the need to examine ourselves and fix our own flaws rather than focusing on the flaws of others. All of us will be judged ultimately by Jesus so we need to work to improve our own imperfections and attitudes.

Those who serve on the judical bench in this country are either elected to that position by the people or are appointed by that position by the president and confirmed by the senate. Their qualifications have very little to do with their religious beliefs except perhaps their feeling about the death penalty and abortions. The federal government is based on a separation of church and state and that applies to the judical branch as well.

This does sound like you were in a very strange conversation.

Answer 7

One chosen in a christian land to judge is chosen by God. Presidential appointment are as valid as if God appointed them, for the president is believe it or not chosen by God.

A judge over the land has his own warning. as you judge so shell you be judged.

or If you are made a Judge over the land Judge well using the Law of God as a guide, else oh well fade to black

Answer 8

I don't know, you tell us. I seem to think you have judged in an area that had no right judging. Up until recently, I have to disagree with you. What is your problem? .............