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Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

  So, you mean, the Jesus in flesh was not God? So how was he God, if not in flesh?

Greetings AhmadJoyia,
Did I share a youtube video with you?
Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:


 Don�t you think that the human spirit also doesn�t die even though his flesh does?

Yes. Good. You come closer to understanding.

 
Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

Thanks bro though only through futile argument of again quoting from the same sources that are historically inaccurate as shown above.

Are you saying then, that the qur'an is historically inaccurate?

asalaam and blessings,
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Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

Given the +/- one century of authenticity, that too, through a Prophesy of a Prophet whose reign was about 6 to 7 century before the Jesus, with anonymous writing, and that too, not in its original language, is this the only evidence you have that you present to change everything in the Law? This is despite what you should be reading from the NT, where Jesus is quoted saying that not an iota would change but to fulfill the law. I am really surprised with your judgment.
Greetings AhmadJoyia,I present:
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
This encounter with Yshwe, and His words, were recorded in the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.Why do you suppose Yshwe made a point of saying, 'thy sins are forgiven'?rather than saying 'ye are healed'?Yshwe, time and again, showed that He was One with God, with the power of God.Who has the power to forgive sins, but God?This was the reason Yshwe spoke as He did.
This passage has nothing to do with �Changing the law�. Secondly, if you look carefully (highlighted in red within your quoted passage), Jesus is seen calling himself the son of man as a preferred title. If we take your perspective, do you think this is a willful bluff by God to His subjects? I don�t think so!! Hence your theory of Jesus as God is clearly false and the only logical explanation of this passage is that Jesus is speaking on the behalf of God as the fully authorized prophet to show many miracles including raising from the dead. It is also important to know that the Prophets are not ordinary human beings but the special ones who are specifically selected by the God and supported by special powers of showing Miracles. Their status in view of the God is very special as they are the ones who are made responsible to convey the God�s message to the human beings. IMHO, this could be one reason that my Christian brothers might get confused with such authoritative language Jesus speaks, but one must realize that it is only on God�s behalf.

Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

�Death of Yshwe�? You mean the �Death of God�? Please help me?? I am really confused than ever before? Similarly, what do you mean by �life of Yshwe�? In Islam, this notion of �life and death� is only with the creatures and not for the Creator. For us God is ever present, always present.
Does not all flesh die?Yes, the flesh must die.God did not die... the flesh died, and was raised again to life. This is the power of God.
So, you mean, the Jesus in flesh was not God? So how was he God, if not in flesh? Don�t you think that the human spirit also doesn�t die even though his flesh does? �Raising from the dead� is miraculous powers given by God to the Jesus doesn�t not mean he is the God. So what is the argument?

Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

You just can�t escape without answering my specific question that what happens if there is no �Caesar�? How would Christians run their affairs? In the absence of an appropriate answer, should this not bring into my comment that it appears that the Christianity is unable to provide a standalone, one complete composite system of life for humans on earth?
'unable to provide'?Of course this is not true.Are you not aware that the Israelites asked for God to appoint for them a ruler?1 Samuel 8
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
The qur'an speaks of this as well, in surah 2.God will always raise up a leader according to the hearts of the people.If the hearts of the people are turned towards God then they will have Godly leaders.Christians pray all the time, for their leaders. asalaam and blessings,Caringheart
Thanks bro though only through futile argument of again quoting from the same sources that are historically inaccurate as shown above. Nevertheless, you do seem to agree with my statement, at least till the time the Christians don�t get the �leader�, that I repeat it again. If there is no �Caesar�, it appears that the Christianity is unable to provide a standalone, one complete composite system of life for humans on earth?
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Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

Given the +/- one century of authenticity, that too, through a Prophesy of a Prophet whose reign was about 6 to 7 century before the Jesus, with anonymous writing, and that too, not in its original language, is this the only evidence you have that you present to change everything in the Law? This is despite what you should be reading from the NT, where Jesus is quoted saying that not an iota would change but to fulfill the law. I am really surprised with your judgment.

Greetings AhmadJoyia,

I present:
2 And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed: and Jesus seeing their faith said unto the sick of the palsy; Son, be of good cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee.

3 And, behold, certain of the scribes said within themselves, This man blasphemeth.
4 And Jesus knowing their thoughts said, Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts?
5 For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?

6 But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.
7 And he arose, and departed to his house.
This encounter with Yshwe, and His words, were recorded in the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.

Why do you suppose Yshwe made a point of saying, 'thy sins are forgiven'?
rather than saying 'ye are healed'?

Yshwe, time and again, showed that He was One with God,
with the power of God.
Who has the power to forgive sins, but God?
This was the reason Yshwe spoke as He did.

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:


 �Death of Yshwe�? You mean the �Death of God�? Please help me?? I am really confused than ever before? Similarly, what do you mean by �life of Yshwe�? In Islam, this notion of �life and death� is only with the creatures and not for the Creator. For us God is ever present, always present.

Does not all flesh die?
Yes, the flesh must die.
God did not die... the flesh died, and was raised again to life.  This is the power of God.

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:


You just can�t escape without answering my specific question that what happens if there is no �Caesar�? How would Christians run their affairs? In the absence of an appropriate answer, should this not bring into my comment that it appears that the Christianity is unable to provide a standalone, one complete composite system of life for humans on earth?

'unable to provide'?
Of course this is not true.
Are you not aware that the Israelites asked for God to appoint for them a ruler?

1 Samuel 8
And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel.

2 Now the name of his firstborn was Joel; and the name of his second, Abiah: they were judges in Beersheba.

3 And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted judgment.

4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,

5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the Lord.

7 And the Lord said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

8 According to all the works which they have done since the day that I brought them up out of Egypt even unto this day, wherewith they have forsaken me, and served other gods, so do they also unto thee.

9 Now therefore hearken unto their voice: howbeit yet protest solemnly unto them, and shew them the manner of the king that shall reign over them.
The qur'an speaks of this as well, in surah 2.

God will always raise up a leader according to the hearts of the people.
If the hearts of the people are turned towards God then they will have Godly leaders.
Christians pray all the time, for their leaders.

asalaam and blessings,
Caringheart


Edited by Caringheart - 06 January 2016 at 7:56pm
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Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

Originally posted by caringheart caringheart wrote:

The penalty for sinful actions, comes in the form of the suffering one brings upon himself ...
So, in essence, if I understood correctly, the process of entering into heaven, according to your version of Christianity, all starts from suffering one brings upon himself and offers nothing to support the suffering of the fellow human being as for him/her either to forgive or walk away. So, for any such justice, s/he should look for secular rules of the land.Hmm!! Is this not a drastic change in the outlook of a monotheistic religion with definite rules for such sinners, against the new version of religion where not only the 'mono' is changed to 'tri' and with it all other laws also got absolved? So, all the purpose for the Christians have about the OT is to only use it as an appendix for their NT and not really to implement its injunctions. In the absence of any man-made (secular) laws, do you really think, this view of Christianity can be called a safe system for any community, not only to survive but to thrive as well?

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Greetings AhamadJoyia,Please forgive;do you misunderstand, or do you deliberately twist what I share with you?
Sorry if I misunderstood it. However, I expected point wise correction of my points, repeating your own text won�t increase my understanding. However, I shall retry to be as precise in my point wise response, as much possible.
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I share again;"is there any human punishment that can atone for such hurt?
Yes, there is. Now since you didn�t provide any Biblical solution to this injury, don�t you believe in human need of Justice for being satisfied? If this need is not fulfilled through an organized way (civilized way of providing justice to the injured party through well defined laws) there is every likelihood that the injured person may take law in his/her own hand and may take over dose to avenge the injury? Thus creating an unending chaos in the society where the other party may start a similar process in the pretext of avenging the over dose. This is exactly what happened in the time of �Dark Ages�. Now
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""Only God can exact judgement - no human punishment can remove the wounds, the damages, of sin""Justice belongs to God... no human can exact justice"'all will be brought before the judgement seat'It is a change, in the sense that God's wrath had no power to change humans, so He decides instead to show His Love... coming to us in the form of flesh, as the Son.
But the injury took place on earth and don�t you know that Justice delayed is Justice denied? Should the injured person wait for his/her death or pray for the death of his/her opponent to avenge the injury? Compare this with Islamic concept where God loves justice and wants men to also uphold the justice while deciding the matters on earth. Definitely God will Ultimately Judge, but has given respite to man till the Day of the Judgment.
Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:


Through the prophet Isaiah, God told us in the Torah(the old testament) that He would be doing a new thing, and He asked His people, would they perceive it.Isaiah 4318 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?
Given the +/- one century of authenticity, that too, through a Prophesy of a Prophet whose reign was about 6 to 7 century before the Jesus, with anonymous writing, and that too, not in its original language, is this the only evidence you have that you present to change everything in the Law? This is despite what you should be reading from the NT, where Jesus is quoted saying that not an iota would change but to fulfill the law. I am really surprised with your judgment.
Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:


The new testament of God is hidden in the oldthe old testament of God is revealed in the newAll becomes clear with the life and death of Yshwe.
�Death of Yshwe�? You mean the �Death of God�? Please help me?? I am really confused than ever before? Similarly, what do you mean by �life of Yshwe�? In Islam, this notion of �life and death� is only with the creatures and not for the Creator. For us God is ever present, always present.
Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:


He is the One that brings 'rivers of water in the desert' ... i.e., life21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.(these are the Christians)He goes on to talk of how Jacob, Israel, has turned away.As I have shared, Christianity allows for human laws.Throughout both the old testament and the new testament we are told to obey those authorities which are over us here on earth, and as Yshwe clearly reaffirms in His words,'give unto Caesar what is Caesar's'���.
You just can�t escape without answering my specific question that what happens if there is no �Caesar�? How would Christians run their affairs? In the absence of an appropriate answer, should this not bring into my comment that it appears that the Christianity is unable to provide a standalone, one complete composite system of life for humans on earth?

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Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

Originally posted by caringheart caringheart wrote:

The penalty for sinful actions, comes in the form of the suffering one brings upon himself ...
So, in essence, if I understood correctly, the process of entering into heaven, according to your version of Christianity, all starts from suffering one brings upon himself and offers nothing to support the suffering of the fellow human being as for him/her either to forgive or walk away. So, for any such justice, s/he should look for secular rules of the land.Hmm!! Is this not a drastic change in the outlook of a monotheistic religion with definite rules for such sinners, against the new version of religion where not only the 'mono' is changed to 'tri' and with it all other laws also got absolved? So, all the purpose for the Christians have about the OT is to only use it as an appendix for their NT and not really to implement its injunctions. In the absence of any man-made (secular) laws, do you really think, this view of Christianity can be called a safe system for any community, not only to survive but to thrive as well?

Greetings AhamadJoyia,
Please forgive;
do you misunderstand, or do you deliberately twist what I share with you?

I share again;
"is there any human punishment that can atone for such hurt?"
"Only God can exact judgement - no human punishment can remove the wounds, the damages, of sin"
"Justice belongs to God... no human can exact justice"

'all will be brought before the judgement seat'

It is a change, in the sense that God's wrath had no power to change humans, so He decides instead to show His Love... coming to us in the form of flesh, as the Son.
Through the prophet Isaiah, God told us in the Torah(the old testament) that He would be doing a new thing, and He asked His people, would they perceive it.
Isaiah 43
18 Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old.
19 Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it?

The new testament of God is hidden in the old
the old testament of God is revealed in the new

All becomes clear with the life and death of Yshwe.
He is the One that brings 'rivers of water in the desert' ... i.e., life

21 This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.
(these are the Christians)
He goes on to talk of how Jacob, Israel, has turned away.


As I have shared, Christianity allows for human laws.
Throughout both the old testament and the new testament we are told to obey those authorities which are over us here on earth,
and as Yshwe clearly reaffirms in His words,
'give unto Caesar what is Caesar's'

It is in entering heaven that we answer to a higher authority.
but yes, suffering brings repentance, and only repentance will bring us to God...
and my God has made clear that He wishes for no soul to be lost, but 'that all should come to repentance'.

When one of the disciples asked, 'how many times must I forgive?'

22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

If a man is killed without being given the chance (even many chances) for repentance, this does not serve God... not my God.
My God says that He
'is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.'

If we enact the human judgement then we may be in danger of the judgement of God upon ourselves.
for as Yshwe said;

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

This is why He said, that 'he that is without sin may cast the first stone', when the adulteress was brought before Him.  (Do you not find it equally interesting that only the woman caught in adultery was brought for judgement?  It takes two.  These men were willing to condemn her, but it took a man to commit the sin with her.  How many had perhaps themselves committed the same sin?  What did Yshwe write in the sand?  Perhaps the names of the men that had been with this woman?)

None of us are without sin,
and none of us is fit to judge
that is the business of God.
So we should take care as to how we judge, and as to what punishment we see fit to give out, for we may be the one to come under the judgement of God.
That is the message.

asalaam and blessings,
Caringheart

Note: Can I share also...

and he who kills you will think he is doing God a service...

The following are the words of Yshwe recorded in the book of
John 16
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.

3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me.
4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them.

It is not a service to the Creator when we kill His creation, this is doing a service to the one who wants to see the creation destroy itself.


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Originally posted by caringheart caringheart wrote:

The penalty for sinful actions, comes in the form of the suffering one brings upon himself ...
So, in essence, if I understood correctly, the process of entering into heaven, according to your version of Christianity, all starts from suffering one brings upon himself and offers nothing to support the suffering of the fellow human being as for him/her either to forgive or walk away. So, for any such justice, s/he should look for secular rules of the land.Hmm!! Is this not a drastic change in the outlook of a monotheistic religion with definite rules for such sinners, against the new version of religion where not only the 'mono' is changed to 'tri' and with it all other laws also got absolved? So, all the purpose for the Christians have about the OT is to only use it as an appendix for their NT and not really to implement its injunctions. In the absence of any man-made (secular) laws, do you really think, this view of Christianity can be called a safe system for any community, not only to survive but to thrive as well?
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Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

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Greetings AhmadJoyia,

I fail to see the concern. Whether the scriptures were written in Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, English, or any language... they say the same.  I merely try to use the name for my Savior that the Apostle's might have used for Him, and that name would seem to be written as Yshwe.
Spoken in Aramaic, recorded in Hebrew or Greek... doesn't really matter.

I'm sorry that you so miss the message of Christ.
  • Sin hurts the sinner
  • God wants to protect us from sin so He gives us the guides
  • Only God can exact judgement - no human punishment can remove the wounds, the damages, of sin
  • Justice belongs to God... no human can exact justice
  • all are born with a tendency to sin and must be taught to fight this sin nature
  • Love for God, the Love gained through the appreciation(the acceptance) of the sacrifice made for us, because God so loves us, leads us away from sin

You hit the nail on the head... no one should 'join religion'
they should seek relationship with God.  Smile


What makes you think that,
'the rapists/adulterers end up in the heaven just on the basis of last minute repentance'
Yshwe said, 'in My Father's house are many mansions'
'the humble will be exalted and the guilty will be brought low'

'all will be brought before the judgement seat'

10 For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.
'many will say Lord, Lord, but will be turned away'


You say;
" where is the Justice to the effected person? "
In heaven, all will be justice... all past hurts... earthly, fleshly, human, hurts... will be forgotten... We will have left the body and the human memory behind.  All will be only good conscience in heaven.
... no remembrance of past evil


Men have always carried out human justices in order to be a protection to the general public... imprisonment, death penalty...
but man's laws should be as a protection from others,
but men are not in charge of protecting from one's own self.  Bad choices often lead to bad results.  It is up to each of us to guard against making bad choices, and this is the importance of the guidance of God.
The sin of adultery is in the hands of the parties involved.  To protect oneself from further injury one needs to either choose to forgive(possibly exposing to further injury, but a risk they must have the freedom to take or reject), or choose to walk away from the injuring party... but nothing outside persons can do will erase the sin, or the injury from sin.
Men do try to make laws to discourage such behavior, and God Himself has certainly tried to discourage, and disapproves, such behavior.
Do either mens laws, or God's, have much effect on a person determined to indulge the sinful nature?

The penalty for sinful actions, comes in the form of the suffering one brings upon himself in the form of spiritual, emotional, mental, consequences... loss of important relationships, etc.
Repentance comes from suffering.
Salvation, and forgiveness, comes from repentance.

and 'God wants all to be brought to salvation'.  Smile
The Lord... my Lord... is 'not willing that 'a single soul should be lost'(the words of Yshwe recorded in Matthew 18 and John 6... I hope that you will read them. Smile)

asalaam and blessings,
Caringheart


Edited by Caringheart - 03 January 2016 at 1:00pm
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Greetings AhmadJoyia,It was only after consulting several sources that I came to my conclusion that Yshwe is the form of the name that would have been used in His own time. Yes, I do believe it was aramaic, but I can't say definitively without reviewing my earlier studies which I just don't have time to do. Please forgive.

If you got his name from �somewhere�, should you not expect the original word of God to be in Aramaic, as well? Don�t you think, in its absence, all we read is translated interpretation of anonymous writers? Do you still think it is safe enough to trust in its each �word� of it, as the Church wants you to believe about it?

Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:

Originally posted by AhmadJoyia AhmadJoyia wrote:

But in your example of adultery, the sin of cheating is against another human being. Do you think this formula of 'self punishment' would serve the Justice? Isn't it illogical or am I missing something here?

I needed time to think about this.I consider the sin of adultery to be a personal sin... a thing that hurts ourselves... and that is why God calls it a sin....but as I reflected, I reflect that you are correct (ha! that all rhymed Smileadultery does also hurt the other person...
but, is there any human punishment that can atone for such hurt?

Bro no offense intended, how the justice be carried out if the oppressor gets away by his last moment repentance with no time to feel from remorse? Secondly, I wonder, how would the Truly Christian Government would rule without Jail times? Are you suggesting, spending tax payers money be spent to open up more and more Churches in a hope that one day such criminals might end up repenting for their sins? Hmm!! Very surprising proposition, if I am correct.
   
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I believe Yshwe was teaching us that the way to salvation is through mercy and forgiveness. The only thing that takes away the pain of sin, is repentance, and forgiveness, and beginning anew... as the Christians would put it... being born again. Yshwe came to teach us that as human beings we are all weak and sinful,�

Ok you may assume all humans to be divinely �weak� (in the sense of ability to sin, same as you said sin nature), but not �sinful�, until or unless you bring the burden of �original sin� over their shoulders. If you do, then comparatively, why should anyone would become Christian and be indebted of this sin, which he had never committed?
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� and if our Father in heaven can forgive, then who are we not to?

But the offense is not against the God (if you think God has not made it illegal), but against another human being. Where is the Justice? So, if Christianity doesn�t guarantee Justice to the injured person, why anyone should join such a religion? When all the rapists/adulterers end up in the heaven just on the basis of last minute repentance, where is the Justice to the effected person?

Originally posted by Caringheart Caringheart wrote:


He came to teach us that it is more important to show mercy on the weaknesses and failings of others, giving them the chance for repentance and redemption. Does it not have greater impact on a person when they are forgiven, when they know that they do not deserve that forgiveness? Is there a better way to change a heart? We have the two parables (the two teachings of Yshwe) 1. the woman whom He meets at the well, and to whom He reveals that her sins are not hidden but also does not punish her. It is enough that her conscience has been stirred to recognize that her shame is not hidden and that she will one day reap the consequence if she continues in her sins. She is only hurting herself and her eternal salvation. People are more motivated when they see how they hurt themselves. 2. the woman taken in adultery and Yshwe tells the townspeople... 'if ye have no sin then go ahead and cast the first stone'. They all walk away, and Yshwe says to the woman;
<span id="en-KJV-26392" ="text="" john-8-10"="">Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?</span>

<span id="en-KJV-26393" ="text="" john-8-11"=""><sup ="versenum"="">11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.</span>

Would someone given such a gracious second chance turn back to their sin, or more likely try to turn away from it? To be saved from death has a way of making a great impact on people.

<span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"=""><sup ="versenum"="">9 The
Lord is
not slack concerning his promise, </span><span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"="">but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.</span>

<span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"=""></span>

<span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"="">We love, because He first loved us.</span>

<span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"="">Yshwe shows us the way to Love...</span>

<span id="en-KJV-30532" ="text="" 2pet-3-9"="">I am, the Way, the Truth, and the Life</span>

asalaam and blessings to you, Caringheart


I am not sure, if this has been the official policy of the Christian Kings of the past to rule the Christian folks without any justice system of punishing the criminals? Were there no jail times or no capital punishment? If we look back into Christianity�s royal history, we find exactly opposite of what you have described. Obviously we know, no community of people can work without some form of Justice system. This is an essential requirement of every society, even the biggest criminal societies must have some form of such a system. I guess one such example is if we just look at the early English settlements (of criminals) in America, even those thugs did establish their own Justice system for their survival as a community.


Edited by AhmadJoyia - 02 January 2016 at 1:33pm
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