Saturday, July 22, 2006
Yes, The Bible Says This, Too!
“Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.” (Genesis 9:6 AV)
The essence of the covenant that God made with Noah after the flood was that God would never again destroy man upon the earth. The sign and seal of this covenant was the rainbow, that would appear in the rain, guaranteeing that there would be no more great flood to destroy life from the earth. It was a sign of peace.
But God cannot deny Himself, and if HIs promise was not to destroy man, He must make provision that wickedness would never again rise to the level that existed before the flood. To this end, man was commissioned to restrain the bloody wickedness of those who live by murder and blood. Capital punishment is not only permitted, but required.
This precept is repeated in the New Testament by the Apostle Paul:
“3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.” (Romans 13:3-5 AV)
In God's providence, He further implemented this covenant by separating the nations at Babel, and nations became His instrument for disciplining other nations who turned to blood and lawlessness.
Therefore it is right and proper for coalitions of nations [Not necessarily a lawless organization like the U.N.] to ensure order in the world by bringing the sword against those nations or organizations who disrupt the order of the world by blood, murder, and lawlessness. This the the mandate of the Creator and Father of all men.
Read Genesis 1-11.
The essence of the covenant that God made with Noah after the flood was that God would never again destroy man upon the earth. The sign and seal of this covenant was the rainbow, that would appear in the rain, guaranteeing that there would be no more great flood to destroy life from the earth. It was a sign of peace.
But God cannot deny Himself, and if HIs promise was not to destroy man, He must make provision that wickedness would never again rise to the level that existed before the flood. To this end, man was commissioned to restrain the bloody wickedness of those who live by murder and blood. Capital punishment is not only permitted, but required.
This precept is repeated in the New Testament by the Apostle Paul:
“3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to [execute] wrath upon him that doeth evil. 5 Wherefore [ye] must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake.” (Romans 13:3-5 AV)
In God's providence, He further implemented this covenant by separating the nations at Babel, and nations became His instrument for disciplining other nations who turned to blood and lawlessness.
Therefore it is right and proper for coalitions of nations [Not necessarily a lawless organization like the U.N.] to ensure order in the world by bringing the sword against those nations or organizations who disrupt the order of the world by blood, murder, and lawlessness. This the the mandate of the Creator and Father of all men.
Read Genesis 1-11.
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Monday, July 17, 2006
FOXNews.com - Bush, Blair Call for International Deployment Against Hezbollah - The Executive Branch: "The statement was carefully written so that different countries could claim it said different things."
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Well, why not? This is the way churches read their creeds nowadays.
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Well, why not? This is the way churches read their creeds nowadays.
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