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Originally posted by webmaster
Okay - define "general equity".
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a couple ferinstances to get the discussion rolling
a brief case: prisons. We have a ridiculous prison system, that has no warrant in the Scriptures. The stated purpose of prisons is in part to keep criminals off the streets - but also to rehabilitate them, make them productive citizens. The Bible teaches different means of dealing with crimes, but our judicial system pays little attention (any more).
a briefer second case: retribution. We have a judicial system that has no sense of proper retribution in cases of theft, property damage, etc. The Bible teaches that repayment of loss + penalty to the person who suffered the loss is just. We just (no pun) don't do that.
"General equity" essentially takes the Law to provide us with instruction about what kinds of penalties are appropriate for various crimes - we are to apply them with a general view to the justice taught in the Law. My house doesn't have a railing on the roof, but it would be appropriate to require people with pools to have fences around them for reasons that respect the same principles as the law for railings on houses.
Todd