Why would we follow the government's laws, if they are just a copy of God's commandments?

Question

Compare them and tell me I'm not right so that I may ask another question.

Answer 1

There is no choice left.

Answer 2

First of all, if you are refering to the Ten Commandments, the law is not just a copy of these. The first few commandments, where God commands His people to worship Him only and not misuse His name, is not in our written law. In fact, we are given a law which allows us the "freedom of religion". Also, commiting adultery and coveting your neighbors goods, two other of God's Ten commandments, are not included in our written law. Yes, our country is ROOTED in Christian teachings, however, we are not forced to abide by the Bible.

Also, one duty of the government's laws is to protect the people: that means not just you, who may feel you should have the right of your own safety and health, but it is also protecting other people as well. There are some silly controversial laws that I can see you arguing for or against, such as a law in Pennsylvania that prohibits more than 4 unrelated women living together in a house (they consider this a brothel). It seems foolish, however, to rebel against the government's laws merely because you see a similarity between the Bible and the government. But the laws and commandments such as "Thy shalt not murder" and "You shall not steal." These laws from both God AND the government were created not to make you feel like you are put into a jail, but were created to protect the people and make life less painful.

Also, other more atheistic countries have similar laws to protect it's people as well, some with even harsher laws than we have in America.

Answer 3

OK... you're not right. The philosophicsl underpinnings for the USA came from the secular humanist ideals that arose from the Age of Enlightenment. The legal inspiration came from the Code of Hammurabi, English Common Law and the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. The 10 Commandments (or, the Ten Suggestions, as Father Guido Sarducci likes to call them) did not have squat to do with the birth of the USA.

Answer 4

The US legal system is based on English law, not the 10 Commandments.

Very few of the 10 Commandments exist in US law.

Also, the 10 are hardly original, given that Hammurabi's Code predated it by centuries and is actually closer to resembling US law than the 10 ever were.


but go ahead and bring on your next question.
So far they've all been based on some very faulty reasoning on your part.

Answer 5

If we live in a country with a legitimate government chosen by the people then we have a responsibility to follow all laws that are not immoral (go against the eternal law of God).

We need to legally work to change those few laws that are immoral. Sometimes this means using peaceful nonviolent demonstrations.

With love in Christ.

Answer 6

We have the government's laws (and they do loosely follow the Commandments of God). Even so, without those laws you, your family and probably everyone you know would be dead or enslaved by anarchists.

Answer 7

Our country was founded on the beliefs of Diests (who believe that God created the world and then left it, so they do not believe in the commandments) and the writings of John Locke. Go look it up sometime.

Answer 8

Not a lot of coveting in any law books I read!

Answer 9

No where in the law does it say that I have to worship God.

Answer 10

I don't believe it is a crime to think about sex. It however is a sin.\

There are more examples friend.