Stoning as a punishment in judgment and divine standards for justice are topics, today. Also, there is more on what salvation is. A writer at “Yahoo! Answers New Zealand” using the ID “Antifa” (Level 3 with 1,457 points, a member since 27 November 2012) posted the following first asked at Yahoo Answers United States:
Why don't Christians stone people to death for sinning when the bible tells them to?
Why don't Christians stone people for being gay or working on Sunday. Surely they are disobeying god by not doing it?
THE BATTLE AXE: What Salvation Is (01/25/2014)—Where deliverance may be thought of as assistance from GOD when there is physical danger, help during an emergency, release from bondage, or rescue, salvation is intervention and liberation by GOD from spiritual conditions that restrict fellowship and communion with the Almighty. Included are confusion, deception, defilement, disorder, ignorance, presumption, pride, sin, uncleanness, and wickedness. The removal of sin with all its damage and ill effects require operations on a cosmic scale that would devastate divine order throughout the universe. Through GOD and Jesus Christ multiple divine acts and sacred events are being completed that alter and transform, yet, continue and protect the foundations of existence. See Genesis 45: 4-11, Numbers 10: 9, Isaiah 30: 8-21, Jonah 2: 8-9, Ephesians 8: 9, James 1: 20-22 and Jude 1: 5, KJV.
THE GOLDEN ARROW: Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints? Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? Know ye not that we shall judge angels? how much more things that pertain to this life? If then ye have judgments of things pertaining to this life, set them to judge who are least esteemed in the church. I speak to your shame. Is it so, that there is not a wise man among you? no, not one that shall be able to judge between his brethren? But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another. Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. (1st Corinthians 6: 1-11, KJV)
DOUBLE DAGGER: Lawful Revenge? (01/02/2014); As GOD Loves Us? (01/03/2014); GOD Enjoys Judgment? (12/19/2013); Miracles are Sacred Events (12/20/2013); Destroying Justice? (07/18/2013); GOD the X? (07/19/2013);Put Every Man His Sword By His Side (01/01/2013); The Common Danger (01/02/2013); Justice Comes by Love? (10/01/2012); A Daily Revelation? (10/02/2012)
“Antifa”, the first and most important work for many Christian believers is the acknowledgment of divine love, and the cementing of a right relationship with GOD by focus upon sacred truth as reported through the Bible and sacred practice as experienced in praise, prayer, study, unselfish service and worship. Once born again having spirit substance from GOD (divine DNA so to speak), believers must learn and mature again meeting the same challenges and possibilities that all others encounter while on the earth.
Like Creation, Incarnation, Redemption, and Salvation, divine Judgment is accomplished by multiple operations of divinity. As carnal, finite and material expressions of godly will, created beings and living creatures may participate in these sacred events, however, they must meet high standards and strict criteria addressing such elements as covenant promise, divine law, humility, impartiality, their own innocence, sacred proclamations, prophecy, their own purity, righteousness, sanctity, and zeal.
When asked his opinion for a case that had just been decided by those who were escorting a woman caught in the act of adultery to execution by stoning, Jesus taught a much repeated, yet continually misunderstood principle for judgment: Let he who is without sin cast the first stone (see John 8: 1-11, KJV). Judgment is not to be condemned, despised, held to be a bad thing, or regarded as oppression. Instead, judgment must be godly, lawful and righteous in all its aspects and phases.
There is far more to be said, properly shared, and spiritually understood. (For example, flawless judgment proceeds only from GOD and Christ whom he has appointed to preside over all divine judgment for heaven and earth. Judgment therefore continues divine love and the full revelation of GOD with emphasis upon displaying mercy, righteousness, attention to detail and thoroughness, wisdom, and wrath against sin that otherwise could not be known by created beings and living creatures.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it unto you according to your faith.
And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified. (Acts 20: 32, KJV)
THE BLACK PHOENIX
Washington, DC
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