discipulo
Puritan Board Junior
I know you guys have been discussing this again and again. Moderators may want to change it to the debate forum or other.
But I would like to hear from you on a specific situation.
How should / could the Civil Authorities – Legislator, Justice Courts, Prosecutors, Government, Police,
– legislate, execute and enforce the obedience to the 1st and 2nd commandments of God’s Holy Law trough Judicial Civil Laws?
WCF XXIII:3 having also in mind WCF XIX:4
Should the Civil Authorities legislate, execute or enforce these things:
1 – All Religions that worship a false god should be forbidden
2 – All Cults that distort Scripture should be forbidden
3 – All Images in Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches should be destroyed
(it wouldn’t be the 1st time in history of course)
4 – All Images pretending to represent God or Christ should be destroyed – this including paintings, statues, books, postcards, etc…
5 – Other necessary consequences of applying the following 2 commandments of God's Holy Law:
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:2-6
For the record I do believe 2 Kingdoms Theology is Reformed, Confessional and Biblical.
But if you don't, how would Civil Authorities wanting to obey and honor God's Law should proceed specifically on just this 2 Commandments.
But I would like to hear from you on a specific situation.
How should / could the Civil Authorities – Legislator, Justice Courts, Prosecutors, Government, Police,
– legislate, execute and enforce the obedience to the 1st and 2nd commandments of God’s Holy Law trough Judicial Civil Laws?
WCF XXIII:3 having also in mind WCF XIX:4
Should the Civil Authorities legislate, execute or enforce these things:
1 – All Religions that worship a false god should be forbidden
2 – All Cults that distort Scripture should be forbidden
3 – All Images in Roman Catholic and Lutheran Churches should be destroyed
(it wouldn’t be the 1st time in history of course)
4 – All Images pretending to represent God or Christ should be destroyed – this including paintings, statues, books, postcards, etc…
5 – Other necessary consequences of applying the following 2 commandments of God's Holy Law:
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me; And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments. Exodus 20:2-6
For the record I do believe 2 Kingdoms Theology is Reformed, Confessional and Biblical.
But if you don't, how would Civil Authorities wanting to obey and honor God's Law should proceed specifically on just this 2 Commandments.