What is the punishment in the bible for beating someone up that wronged you greatly with thievery.
Does anyone has citations on this?
Does anyone has citations on this?
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Biblical punishment for beating someone up?
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orangeness365
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I think that if you start exacting out your own judgment against others, then you will be compared to your own judgment. Keep in mind that if you have broken one of the laws, then you have broken all of them. I understand you are trying to get justice for yourself. I get that. Just be careful that in judging others, that judgment doesn't condemn yourself. I think it depends on whether or not you are condemning them to hell for their actions, or just attacking them because they stole your stuff. Just remember that someday at Judgment Day, everyone will be rewarded and/or punished for everything they have done.
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We're to have pity on those who steal out of desperation (ie, a hungry person stealing bread) .
We're not to repay evil for evil (such as beating someone up for stealing).
We're to respect the laws of the land and the governing authorities.
So I would say that the proper response should have been to report the guy to police.
If you really want to accept the consequences of your actions, apologize to the guy you beat up, tell him you were wrong for doing it, and if he decides to press charges against you, accept that as a consequence of what you did.
We're not to repay evil for evil (such as beating someone up for stealing).
We're to respect the laws of the land and the governing authorities.
So I would say that the proper response should have been to report the guy to police.
If you really want to accept the consequences of your actions, apologize to the guy you beat up, tell him you were wrong for doing it, and if he decides to press charges against you, accept that as a consequence of what you did.
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The bible does not address this situation directly. In the Old Testament it would be an eye for an eye or they would have to pay the other person. Thievery is bad and someone being angry about this is what you would expect but this does not justify assaulting them. God told people how they should handle thievery and it was not by assaulting the other person so both of them have sinned and are liable for punishment.
Today we would deal with this by letting the governing authority punish the individual according to the law of the land.
Today we would deal with this by letting the governing authority punish the individual according to the law of the land.
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But what would be the punishment? Is there any direct mentioning of a specific punishment in the Old an/or New Testament?
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We don't live under the Old Testament laws. Not sure why you're so focused on this. Why not just apologize to the guy? What's going on that's causing you to ask this question?
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So if the Bible says the punishment for X is stoning, or whatever, does that mean you can administer it personally, on your own initiative?
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There is no direct mention of a punishment for this specific situation which is why you have to break it down and then apply what the Bible says.
If somebody assaults another person then the Old Testament punishment is an eye for an eye or the person who assaulted the other person would have to pay them money for the damage they caused.
If somebody steals something from another person then the punishment is that they have to pay whatever the cost is with interest.
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In Saudi Arabia which follows sharia law, the punishment for stealing is amputation BUT if the person was stealing to feed their family the Saudi authorities are more lenient. For offenses such as adultery, murder, rape and apostasy the punishment is death. But for a case such as assault it usually ends up being the family of the victim deciding the punishment. Im not exactly sure but if you want to look it up go ahead.
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No. During the Old Testament period, the Priests would have been in charge of the law and they would enact it. You would bring the person you were accusing and they would determine what happens.
In the New Testament Jesus said you should talk with the other person first to see if you can resolve the issue but if you can't then you take it to the Church and the Church will decide what happens.
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