So will SAVED ones!
Being saved is NOT being PERFECT!
I never said otherwise. Do you disagree with the points viper592 and I were making? In fact, your statement reinforces our contention that Christians expect way too much from the unsaved in light of the fact that often dedicated and committed Christians can miss the mark with regards to sin. IOW, how can Christians expect the unsaved to live up to biblical moral standards, especially those enshrined in the criminal code, when many Christian themselves fail to live up to biblical moral dictates, whether in the criminal code or not?
The problem is that modern Christian political thought doesn't jibe with Christian doctrine. All Christians subscribe to the notion that salvation through Jesus is the answer to sin and degradation. Yet politically, Christians use their political clout to empower the state to punish people for sinful behaviors, making the state's police powers the answer to sin and degradation, and forcing sinners onto a the same path as Christians. To put it another way, Christians are telling sinners that while we can't make you accept Jesus, we can make you live your life as if you do. Christians are holding out the light of Jesus to the world, while at the same time putting a club in the hands of the state to punish those whose behavoirs reflect their rejection of biblical moral dictates.
Moral coercion is not the same as moral persuasion, the former diminishes moral authority while the latter enhances it. Unfortunatley, most Christians do not grasp this. Which should be more important to Christians, winning souls to Christ or winning political battles to force the unsaved to live as if they are saved?