[roamer_1]

But Christ never did get rid of the legal penalties imposed by the state. You can’t just dole out mercy at the expense of justice.

That is not correct.

Remember the "woman of the city" that the Pharisees brought to Jesus for judgment? Her sin required that she be stoned, yet Christ said "He among you that has not sinned, let him cast the first stone". He then forgave her and told her to "go and sin no more".

[tortdog]

>Remember the “woman of the city” that the Pharisees brought to Jesus for judgment? Her sin required that she be stoned, yet Christ said “He among you that has not sinned, let him cast the first stone”. He then forgave her and told her to “go and sin no more”.

He rejected the manner. He did not go out and urge the state to get rid of the laws (and punishment) prohibiting adultery.

Do you believe that it is not Christian to impose a punishment for the violation of the law?