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History According to Man, According to God
History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon. – Napoleon Bonaparte History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. – Winston Churchill Every way of a man is right in … Continue reading
Did Jesus Abolish the Death Penalty in the Sermon on the Mount?
If someone hits people on the cheek, the police shouldn’t say, “Turn the other cheek, we’re not doing anything.” Continue reading
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Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, eye for an eye, Sermon on the Mount
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Keep on Trying
Maybe everything comes out all right, if you keep on trying. Anyway, you have to keep on trying; nothing will come out right if you don’t. – Laura Ingalls Wilder (These Happy Golden Years) And let us not be weary … Continue reading
Nowhere Else to Go
Sometimes, if you have been given nowhere else to go, you might decide those “clowns” aren’t so silly after all. Continue reading
“I Wasn’t Planning an Execution by Stoning”
God tells us to speak the truth about all kinds of immoral behaviour — this verse is not some kind of moral gag order. Continue reading
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Tagged cast the first stone, He that is without sin, John 8, woman taken in adultery
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Did Jesus Abolish the Death Penalty in John 8?
Jesus’ reference to “cast the first stone” was an affirmation of the Old Testament teaching on capital punishment. Continue reading
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Tagged capital punishment, cast the first stone, John 8, pericope adulterae
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The Death Penalty — a Biblical Command
I’ve made brief references to the death penalty on this blog, but never put together a clear presentation of Biblical teaching on the subject. That was remiss on my part — in general, clear teaching should come before brief comments. … Continue reading
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Tagged capital punishment, death penalty, murder, New Testament
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