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To: CubicleGuy
The reason Jesus said that is because the pharisees were trying to trap him into a premature conflict with the Roman government. Roman law banned the death penalty for adultery and stating the adultress should be put to death would have resulted in an early crucification.

Sometimes, it's better to remain silent and thought ignorant, then to type something stupid and remove any doubt. You likely know more about nursery rhymes than about the Bible. Read it sometime.

113 posted on 02/02/2002 9:23:20 PM PST by Ol' Sparky
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To: Ol' Sparky
The reason Jesus said that is because the pharisees were trying to trap him into a premature conflict with the Roman government.

You don't know if this is true; this is speculation, at best. Otherwise, show me the scripture where Jesus explains the strategy of the pharisees and how it would lead to an early crucifixion.

There are two kinds of people in the world (from a Christian standpoint): there are those that are under covenant to obey God's laws, and there are those that are not.

Why is it that you rabid Christians feel that you have the right to make everyone who is not a Christian and who has not made that covenant with God to live as if they have made it? Romans 13 doesn't say one word about Christians being allowed to enforce God's laws on non-believers; what it does say is that believers are subject to the laws of non-believers. It's possible that a case could be made that your attempts to force Christianity on others is actually hindering God's work.

For any Christian to attempt to force a non-Christian to adopt the Christian way of life is completely counter to God's plan. It's obvious that you missed your calling: the Spanish Inquisition ended a long time ago, and your efforts to bring back forced conversions are certainly not what God has in mind for those who have not yet accepted the Christian covenant.

117 posted on 02/03/2002 8:30:06 AM PST by CubicleGuy
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