We all bleed when we sin whose hearts are not singed / cauterized by stubbornness and sensuality. The Law of the Land may bleed our pockets and our freedoms who do crimes, while sin bleeds our pride-conscience. But what I really mean is that having both Law and Conscience only makes us more extreme in the thing or way that predominates our cultures or personalities.
The Old Testament reads like a comedy of errors. They asked for a Law, a King, they were given priests, prophets, told how to atone for sin in easy ways. It ended up with the chaos we have in Israel today: Saints versus Zionists. And I can’t say I 100% agree with God using his chosen people as a petri dish - as a means to an end, aggressively trimming their branches.
How the world suffers.
The reason for a secular judiciary in much of the world is because of the Jews and their history. Marx would agree, and he was a Jew. Atonement made easy soon led to corruption, abuse of power, disobedience to God. The Kings of Israel were many of them evil and mad, killing the prophets, Jesus as well.
Atonement made bitter (secular penalties) made many into changed people. I was interred in rehab and it made me stronger and wiser. Men cannot be ruled by heart / God, and its spiritual feelings but by the letting of blood, whatever form it takes.
So when we get to the issues, for example women’s rights to choice, we must not use our feelings, our religion to judge. So does that make God powerless? Not at all, He is selecting us for inclusion in His Kingdom which is compatible with being corrected by our peers. So when issues arise, think of this and judge right. Give to Caesar what is his, and to God what His is. More later…
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