06-30-2015, 03:32 AM
(06-30-2015, 01:44 AM)Benton Wrote: To the bolded, no. It isn't, and that's the problem. Courts were set up and have been molded over time by people who specialize in the law.
When was the last time you knew anyone who specialized who regularly admitted they were wrong? College professors? Doctors? Barbers?
Let any ones of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone.
He didn't make light of the issue. He told her to leave her life of sin. At the same time, he made it clear killing her was not acceptable, even though society viewed it an acceptable punishment.
I don't think life in prison is unreasonable, even in Jesus's eyes. It may be unjust, but we are men. We make mistakes. But that mistake preserves the life, it allows for a correction. It also allows the person to atone for their sins, because even if they are innocent of the murder, there's still a good chance they have some sin in their life.
Interesting... Thanks for answering my post.
