Which is why our Lord sent His only begotten son to pay for our sins and provide us with a path to His Kingdom. The words of Jesus teach us much about the tolerence of God, and that he will allow us to repent our sins. While the New Testament doesn't remove the teachings of our Lord in the Old Testament, we are afforded our Lord's generosity from it. No, he's no pushover. And those who continue to live their lives in sin will pay for that dearly. But God has provided us with a means of redemption if we but accept Jesus as our Savior.
Odd, I remember Jesus firmly supporting penalities (even death penalities) for sins. Even to the chargrim of many Christians Jesus scolded the Pharisies for not obeying the laws of old (put children that curse their parents to death).
I remember that you shouldn't get out of "jail" until you pay the last penny.
I remember the converted man on the cross saying he was JUSTLY punished for his crimes and not being overruled by Jesus whatsoever..
There is laws to be upheld here on earth, and just because Jesus forgives you (marks you book clear) in heaven does not mean that your sins are not to be punished (and justly) on Earth.
Jesus affirmed the Mosaic Law even to the keeping of the "least of these commandments" (Mat. 5:17-19).
* "Why do you also transgress the commandment of God because of your tradition? For God commanded, saying... `He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' But you say..." Mat. 15:3-4
* "For laying aside the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men..." [Jesus] said to them, "All too well you reject the commandment of God, that you may keep your tradition. For Moses said, 'Honor your father and your mother; and 'He who curses father or mother, let him be put to death.' But you say..." Mark 7:8-11
Christ said, "because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold" (Mat. 24:12)
* "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets... Till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled. Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great..." Mat. 5:17-19
I don't plan on teaching breaking commandments...
Some argue that all this changed after the resurrection. Yet after His resurrection, Jesus said:
* "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations... teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you." Mat. 28:19-20
Lets also let Paul explain about homosexuals in the scope of the article we are on...
* But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully, knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless... and for sinners... for murderers... for sodomites, for kidnappers, for perjurers... 1 Tim. 1:8-10
Thanks for your time sir... just posting things as I seem them... and trying to back them up with scripture.