Laws of Murder and Manslaughter--Part 2

At the end of Part 1, I questioned the wisdom of modern political attempts to try to Christianize Babylon by demanding the death penalty for murder--or for any crime, for that mat……
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Greece--a Christian Nation

Having shown how King Nebuchadnezzar came to recognize the Most High God as sovereign over Babylon and over himself; and having shown how Medo-Persia went further by declaring tha……
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Laws of Murder and Manslaughter Part 3

God established cities of refuge in ancient Israel in order to establish the mercy factor built into the law. All bloodshed defiles the land itself, the Bible says, unless, of cou……
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Torture Now Part of the American Soul?

George Monbiot writes an article in The Guardian for December 18, 2006 an insightful article about the American torture policy and how it has affected the prisoner, Mr. Padilla. I……
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Rome--a Christian Nation: Background

I have shown earlier that each of the beast empires prophesied in Daniel 7 had submitted in some manner to the God of the Bible. Together, these empires formed the single image se……
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The Laws of Warfare: Part 1

A discussion of the laws of murder and manslaughter must also include something about warfare, because many groups have been established on the view that all warfare is inherently……
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The Laws of Warfare--Part 2

In Matthew 12, Jesus was confronted by the Pharisees for harvesting grain on the Sabbath. No, they were not really "harvesting" grain. They were merely taking some of the grain fr……
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Rome--a Christian Nation: Part 2

Throughout most of the fourth century, the Roman Empire was still undivided. Recall that Daniel's prophecy of the nameless beast with iron teeth (Dan. 7:7) corresponds to the two ……
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Rome--a Christian Nation: Part 3

The meaning of "Chosenness" [i.e., "The Elect"] in the Bible is hidden to those who do not understand the essential difference between a Right and a Privilege. Herein is the under……
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The Law of Jealousy

In John 8:3-11, we read the story how the scribes and Pharisees brought to Jesus a woman "caught in adultery" (vs. 3), demanding that He judge her according to the law in Deut. 22……
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