04-02-2008, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ServantofGod  Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Ritchie Quote:
Originally Posted by satz
I think that just as Rahab and the Hebrew midwives show us that lying to save a life is allowed by God, those passages also show us that disobeying the government is likewise allowed when an innocent life is at stake.
| According to our friend's logic, if the civil government required us to hand over children to them - so that they could murder them - we would have to obey them. Instead the texts cited above only tell us that it is the God-ordained role of the state to punish crime. They do not tell us that we have to obey the state in all circumstances. The state's authority is not absolute, it is limited by the word of God, and so is our obedience to it. | Twas only trying to get to Mason's justification behind disobeying one, but obeying another law. It's called sarcasm, I think? |
So that is what you think his logic is leading to then?
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Saintfield, Northern Ireland - Queen's University, Belfast:History/Politics
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