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May a modern civil magistrate govern according to Old Testament Law? Please explain your answer.
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Old Testament Law, Meet Modern Society
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Why not? Don't you think it would be a good idea? Where in Scripture are civil magistrates forbidden to administer God's Law?
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A nation seeking to honor God by living according to his Law would not be appropriate?
I am!
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Folks would be looking to the various magistrates for instructions, for compliance....... We don't need to return to OT Judaism.
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Doesn't seem so bad - "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God." - Romans 13:1
What about returning to the word of God?
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In the matter of total comprehension of salvation by Grace through Faith, the Gift of God through the sacrifice of Jesus, the Son, I would not look to governing authorities.
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I agree. But I don't see how this contradicts the usefulness and wisdom of God's Law in civil society.
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No—Old Testament law was genocidal, violent, degrading, and barbaric. We're much better off not being in those ways anymore.
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I take it that you do not accept the Old Testament as God's word?
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Certainly. I don't think that magistrates should administer OT ceremonial laws today. In fact, I believe that would be sinful. For example, I believe it would be sinful for nations to build temples according to tabernacle laws and to offer sacrifices and ordain priests. But this is because Jesus Christ is God's fulfillment of the ceremonial laws for today.
But civil laws that have to do with good order in society? Moral laws? Penalties associated with moral laws that dissuade sin? I think that nations are certainly free to seek to honor God by using his laws as civil laws for their nations.
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The Old Testament clearly has indications that it wasn't written as God's all-knowing word but rather a patriarchal society that had political power and wanted to push their own agenda so the gained a lot of power by claiming that God chose them over everyone else.
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No... the Torah (Law) was given to Israel to act as it's rule of law as it operated as a nation. It is centered around God, in fact, all aspects of the Torah are based on loving God and loving neighbor. This is why it worked for Israel but can't work when you have pagans or people of other religions among you who will not adhere to God's rule.
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