Contraindication Of Biblical Law
Jessica,
I truly enjoyed reading your discussion post. I agree, that laws today are far different from centuries ago where the laws were more regions and biblical based. Professor Berman’s position that “[m]an is everywhere and always conforming an unknown future, and for that he needs faith in a truth beyond himself, or else the community will decline, will decay, will fall backwards. Similar, man is everywhere and always confronting social conflict, and for that he needs legal institutions, or else will dissolve, will break apart.” Harold J. Berman, Faith and Order the Reconciliation of Law and Religion, 20 (1993). This would be the perfect bled for rules and laws that are founded with biblical principles and supported with legislative enactment. …show more content…
Your example of same sex marriage provided a perfect example of modern law contraindicating Biblical law. The Bible is clear in many areas as it relates to homosexuality; in Leviticus “[I]f a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” Leviticus 20:13 (King James). However, there many of our modern laws still have biblical foundations; Virginia State Statue- § 18.2-31 Capital murder defined; punishment, (VA. STAT. § 18.2-31 https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter4/section18.2-31/.) still has the punishment of death. This is supported in Leviticus; “[A]nd he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.” Leviticus 24:17 (King
I truly enjoyed reading your discussion post. I agree, that laws today are far different from centuries ago where the laws were more regions and biblical based. Professor Berman’s position that “[m]an is everywhere and always conforming an unknown future, and for that he needs faith in a truth beyond himself, or else the community will decline, will decay, will fall backwards. Similar, man is everywhere and always confronting social conflict, and for that he needs legal institutions, or else will dissolve, will break apart.” Harold J. Berman, Faith and Order the Reconciliation of Law and Religion, 20 (1993). This would be the perfect bled for rules and laws that are founded with biblical principles and supported with legislative enactment. …show more content…
Your example of same sex marriage provided a perfect example of modern law contraindicating Biblical law. The Bible is clear in many areas as it relates to homosexuality; in Leviticus “[I]f a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” Leviticus 20:13 (King James). However, there many of our modern laws still have biblical foundations; Virginia State Statue- § 18.2-31 Capital murder defined; punishment, (VA. STAT. § 18.2-31 https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title18.2/chapter4/section18.2-31/.) still has the punishment of death. This is supported in Leviticus; “[A]nd he that killeth any man shall surely be put to death.” Leviticus 24:17 (King