The question eventually must be raised: Is it a criminal offense to take the name of the Lord in vain? When people curse their parents, it unquestionably is a capital crime (Ex. 21:17). The son or daughter is under the lawful jurisdiction of the family. The integrity of the family must be maintained by the threat of death. Clearly, cursing God (blasphemy) is a comparable crime, and is therefore a capital crime (Lev. 24:16).
The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial foundation o… - Gary North
The negative penalties of the Old Testament case laws were not harsh but just, not a threat to society but rather the necessary judicial foundation o…
- Gary North
The politics of envy is the politics of this commandment: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." It is the politics of two wolves and a she… - Gary North
The politics of envy is the politics of this commandment: "Thou shalt not steal, except by majority vote." It is the politics of two wolves and a she…
Karl Marx was the foremost hater and most incessant whiner in the history of Western Civilization. He was a spoiled, overeducated brat who never grew… - Gary North
Karl Marx was the foremost hater and most incessant whiner in the history of Western Civilization. He was a spoiled, overeducated brat who never grew…
Grape juice at the communion table symbolizes the historical impotence of Christ’s blood, Christ’s gospel, Christ’s church, and Christ’s expanding ki… - Gary North
Grape juice at the communion table symbolizes the historical impotence of Christ’s blood, Christ’s gospel, Christ’s church, and Christ’s expanding ki…
The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the etern… - Gary North
The long-term goal of Christians in politics should be to gain exclusive control over the franchise. Those who refuse to submit publicly to the etern…
The proper exegetical principle is this: Mosaic law is still to be enforced, by the church or the State or both, unless there is a specific injunctio… - Gary North
The proper exegetical principle is this: Mosaic law is still to be enforced, by the church or the State or both, unless there is a specific injunctio…
Thou shall not steal, even by majority vote. - Gary North
Thou shall not steal, even by majority vote.
Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades. - Gary North
Socialism is simply Communism for people without the testosterone to man the barricades.
This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians. - Gary North
This is God's world, not Satan's. Christians are the lawful heirs, not non-Christians.
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