Originally Posted by Anthony
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You have got to be kidding, right? As I explained already, the injunction against murder was given to Noah and his family and all that were to proceed from them,
That has been acknowleged, the purpose for giving this injunction however was for the preservation of the elect of God who are the true bearers of the image and likeness of God via regeneration, so yes the injunction is quite appropiate..The non elect who are the devils children benefit somewhat from the mercies God shows the elect, since we still share this earthly pilgrimage with..The non elect, even the elect before new creation, have nothing of the image of God, save the physical appearance..
Once again you have chosen to totally ignore what was written and which was and is a defense of the historic Christian view and gone off with some unrelated gibberish. Why don't you deal with the issue and interact with the replies given to your statements? [Linked Image]

YOU state that the "image of God", which has nothing to do with man's physical being, was totally lost at the Fall. Thus, no man, even the elect possess the image of God until they are regenerated. As I clearly pointed out in a very simple way so that you could hopefully comprehend it, IF one takes your view that no man, even the elect, have the image of God until regeneration and that the reprobate not only do not have this image but never will have, then the prohibition and sanction against murder can only apply to the situation where an elect is murdered. Is this so hard for you to understand?

However, the true meaning of the text which the entire historic Christian Church has understood is that man in general, i.e., ALL men, women and children at conception bear the image of God in one respect and thus to take the life of ANY human being is wrong and the penalty for doing so is the forfeiture of your own life by order of the One Who is the Author of life itself.

Your view is nothing more than illogical nonsense. The error you began with only propagates further errors which result in more error, etc., etc., ad nauseam. You are doomed to perpetual error! Give it up, repent of your damnable heresies and come to the true Living Christ casting all your hope upon Him.

In His grace,

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simul iustus et peccator

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