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Old 07-11-2006, 03:37 PM   #97 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Observer
Jesus "set the woman free" because justice was not being served that day. THEY were condemning her to death and at the same time letting her "partner" free.

IMO, your interpretation is wrong. You should study the Jewish law. Read the book of Leviticus. Have you ever observed how Jews haggle over certain subjects? They do about the law as well. We have an accurate translation of the Bible because of their "exactness". It has to be correct. In the case of the woman they were about to stone, Jesus "called them on it". You notice none of them argued with Him. They knew He knew what He was talking about, and further, they knew He was right.

Jesus set the woman free because they did not follow the law. Why should the man go scot free while she paid with her life? If they had followed the law, both would have been executed...and Jesus wouldn't have said a word. BECAUSE HE also kept the law. He specifically said He did not come to destroy (or change) the law BUT TO FULFIL IT!

You can believe that He was acting in accordance to His other teachings and maintaining a consistent position against the human act of retribution, but there is more to it than that. You have to consider the whole law.
You are claiming the Jesus supported the law, but then you are arguing that he disobeyed it. I don't understand your position. The law did not state that if only one of two guilty people is prosecuted both should go free. I will ask again, if Jesus wanted to uphold the law and expose their double standard he could have demanded her partner to be brought forward too. If we are to follow this example as interpreted by you, if a man and wife go on a bank robbing spree and only the wife is caught, we should let the wife go, right?

Let me ask you this straight forward, if you believe that Jesus supported the death penalty in the case of adultery do you believe we should execute people who are caught in adultery (assuming both parties are brought forward)?
When the president talks to God
Do they drink near beer and go play golf
While they pick which countries to invade
Which Muslim souls still can be saved?
I guess god just calls a spade a spade
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