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Originally Posted by Brother Strange

Brother Strange, why are you so unkind? I think I have more than shown myself to be willing to talk about these things. Why do you treat me so unkindly?

I'm sorry if you think me unkind. Really, I am not. I suppose my pointed response comes across that way, but I am really very sweet. Ask my adoring wife... :d

Are you ever going to deal with my question? Are we still to kill disobedient children by stoning? Remember, this is from the same One God.

I've dealt with it. I am surprised that you still keep asking what I at first considered a moot point since you did not recognize it yourself.

You are the one who will not discuss this in a way that makes sense. I keep asking you the same thing, and you keep jumping to another issue. Let's try this again: What about Deut. 21:18-21?

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.