The Poll about the Death Penalty -

The World is the "outside" from which we were called (we do not judge those " outside). The World is already condemned. It is meaningless to try and make the World to stop being murderers, haters, adulterous, etc. They do not need to stop doing wrong things. They need the gospel.

But Christians are to be different. Christians are not to support abortion, the "death penalty", adultery, sexual immorality, etc.

When a Christian does support those things that Christian is dinning against God and Hod will judge that sinner (see 1 Peter and remember this is written to the church).

But when the Wirld supports abortion, the "death penalty", adultery, etc. this is the World being the World. They are already condemned and are bearing bad fruit indicative of the flesh.

Christians should bear fruit of the Spirit.

 

Does not matter. Scripture requires the testimony of two witnesses (of God's people) to execute a member of the congregation for sinning against God. This is not about proof but God's voice in His people.

And by this standard Jesus sinned (per the Law Jesus had an obligation to stone the woman caught in adultry).

 

I aim to please.

 

Did He encourage them to do their due diligence? Why did Jesus not kill her Himself?

 

Lol.....yea. The "arm of the church"

 

So Jesus did the wrong thing so as not to fall into a trap?

The others has alreforgiveness.

Jesus knew her sin.
BUT He did not condemn her.

The women who would be put to death under the law was forgiven.

 

He actually did. He said "let those among you who have not sinned cast the first stone". Whoever cast the first stone would be denying they had sinned.

They did not set a trap. Jesus had the trap was already set....and it was not to trap Jesus.

Do you believe Jesus should have stoned her or forgiven her?

Why?

 

They tried to trap Jesus. But the actual trap was for them:


Deuteronomy 22:22 If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die—the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.

If Jesus was following the Law then He would indeed have to kill the woman. There is no forgiveness for murder, adultery, sinning "with a high hand", etc. under the Law. No sacrifice could be made to cover such sins. They had to die.

The reason they did not kill her was not that they were involved in adultery (that is adding to Scripture and John MacArthur should know better). The reason was their consciences were pricked to the realization they had sinned.


John 8:9 Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last.

This dies not apply anyway. We are not called to kill the sinner.

 

It's my wording (I am wrong to say "not a sin to the world").

What I mean is the World is already condemned. Sin is expected. But Christians are not to be like the lost.

A Christian who advocates abortion, the death penalty, sexual immorality, etc. sins against God in a different way than dies the World as Christians are saved, are not condemned, and should know better.