Well, should a Christian juror be quick to acquit in the courtroom?

It's a question from a young man who wants to know, hello, Pastor John.

Recently my nephew, who attends a private Christian university, related to me and encounter

he had with his new Testament professor.

This professor held that even if a Christian juror knew without doubt, based on the evidence

that a defendant was guilty of a crime, the Christian's duty is to pass along.

A verdict of not guilty.

As proof, the professor cited Jesus' response to the woman who was caught in adultery and

was brought before him in John 8, verses 1 to 11.

Since Jesus didn't convict the guilty woman, neither should we convict guilty criminals.

Today, that's the basic summation of the professor's argument.

How would you respond?

I would appreciate your thoughts on what God expects from Christian jurors and I'm curious

have you ever served on a jury yourself?

Well, let me just dispense with that first one.

No, I haven't, though I've been called up several times and they just never got to me.

So I went to the court house and sat there and I didn't get interviewed.

But here's what he's really asking.

What's behind this question is not so much a misunderstanding of John 8.

Rather, it's an effort to carry through a consistent pacifism for Christians.

It's what's going on here and we need to probe that.

In other words, this professor is advocating for Christians never to return evil for evil

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