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Originally Posted by Aquila
You made a true observation. God's Law established:
- Rest.
- Established standards for the care of the poor and needy.
- Regard for animals, their well being, and survival.
- Allowed for restitution.
- Gave the accused asylum.
- Held parties involved in negligence accountable.
- Set the death penalty for threats to society.
- Protected the poor from predatory lending.
- Established the right to self-defense.
- Ensured that servitude was only temporary.
- Prevented the nations' wealth from becoming aggregated in the hands of a plutocracy. … and I'm sure the list could go on.
My question is... what would a modern political philosophy look like if it based its approach on these principles... without trying to impose them according to the letter? |
I would have to think about this, most theonomists have been thinking about this since Bahnsen wrote his book in 1985, and they are still hammering it out, and I have not even finished the book yet.
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