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Originally Posted by Lost and Found
EB, with all this talk about the OT here, I thought I'd ask you about the following: I am sure from your extensive study that you already know that personal retribution is explicitly forbidden in the Torah. Look here:
Leviticus 19:18
(18) Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself: I am the LORD.
Luke 10 is of course the parable of the Good Samaritan. This is really a great way to see how God views our treatment of all men. Those who did not value this man's life were looked very poorly on by Jesus. He said that we should do as did the Samarian. He was the one who showed value to life. What are your views here? |
I have yet to see anyone here, not the author of this thread, nor any other person, seek to justify retribution. Retribution means an a It does not mean self defense. It certainly never prevented Israel under God's direction from destroying her enemies.
Nor did the author nor anyone else suggest going up to a poor hurt neighbor who is on the side of the road in need of help and blowing their heads off with a gun. The context of what it was discussed here was not retribution nor helping someone in need. It was self defense, particularly in the instance of protecting family members.
- Something justly deserved; recompense.
- Something given or demanded in repayment, especially punishment.
- Theology Punishment or reward distributed in a future life based on performance in this one.
The Death penalty is retribution. Jail time is retribution. Suing someone for wronging you is retribution. Going to your neighbor and shooting him because he had an affair with your wife is retribution.
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