A lofty goal, but it is not biblical. The ultimate penalty for any sin is death.
Yes, you are correct, of course. I was speaking with Kosta about what the human system should be. The OT certainly meted our penalties proportional to the offense, at least comparatively so. That was my point. I was saying that it would be wrong to give, for example, a transient a lesser sentence for murder because his freedom was deemed "less valuable" than the freedom of a rich person.
To have any system that is proportional would require the wisdom of Solomon to avoid irony. Men will screw it up.
Well, we DO have a proportional system, AND men DO screw it up from time to time for sure. :) I still think it's the best system in the world, and the fairest. I'm not sure what you are supposing would be the alternative, though?
I'll try not to be so careless with metaphors. What if we look at death as a wage and not necessarily a penalty? Remember the judgment comes after death. This is significant when we see Adam as being a type of Christ.
Short posts today, I'm busy at work.
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