[TK Burk]

Originally Posted by Brother Strange

What about Deut. 21:18-21?

God has not changed his mind or his attitude either. God is all for Capital punishement. However, it is as it always has been, capital punishment is under the direction and discretion of Civil Government. Still is as it was then. Some are against putting to death those who have commited certain crimes, being so much a misguided pacificist that they are blinded to the capital punishment concept. We do not haul criminals before the church nowadays. We haul them up before GOVERNMENTAL magistrates who meet out punishment that fits the crime....as it has always been...even under the Mosiac Law. Civil government invovles civil LAW. The civil law was not the function of the priesthood but rather of the King. There were separation of powers even back then. Remember Hezekiah who thought that he could, as a King, also officiate in the office of the Priest. God smote him with Leoporsy. Division of God instituted powers are the same today. There is the church, being a kingdom of Priests and there is also the government under whom we are to submit ourselves.

Nothing has changed in this regard.

Elder, Deut. 21 is saying parents are to turn in their disobedient children for capitol punishment. THAT is what it says. So do you believe that the government should still do this and that believing parents should obey and follow this command?

Remember, I am NOT for such punishment because I believe that Jesus gave us a better system in the New Covenant. Remember, He showed us that the end of the command is LOVE.