Originally Posted by Robin
No one would be left alive on Earth if the civil magistrate enforced the moral law by exacting the prescribed penalties, especially since Christ Himself clarified the moral law:

  • Lust in one's heart - death by stoning.

  • Angry with another without cause - death by stoning

  • Causing another to stumble into sin - death by drowning, tied to a millstone

etc

A free society is only possible among men of good moral character. What the world needs is a true God-breathed revival, not another reign of Roman (Catholic) terror.
I don’t think lusting in the heart would bring the death penalty. None can know the machinations of the mind. If that’s the case, then thinking of murdering someone would also result in the death penalty.

As William Penn said, “Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.”

“The foundation of knowledge is God’s revelation.” Dr. Greg Bahnsen

“In the New Testament the Lord Jesus Christ appears in order to fulfill the Old Testament hope of the Messiah. He presents himself as the king who has come to establish his kingdom in anticipation of his universal rule.” Dr. Kenneth Gentry

“Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.” William Penn