BBD 08.20.10 It's the Law (New)
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08.20.10
It's the Law
Whoever kills any man shall surely be put to death. Whoever kills an animal
shall make it good, animal for animal. If a man causes disfigurement of his
neighbor, as he has done, so shall it be done to him - fracture for
fracture, eye for eye, tooth for tooth; as he has caused disfigurement of a
man, so shall it be done to him. And whoever kills an animal shall restore
it; but whoever kills a man shall be put to death. You shall have the same
law for the stranger and for one from your own country; for I am the LORD
your God. - Leviticus 24:17-22.
A man in Saudi Arabia is facing the implementation of the Islamic law that
calls for punishment in accordance with an eye-for-an-eye. In this case the
man caused the paralysis of Abdul-Aziz Al-Mutairi during a fight over two
years ago. Al-Mutairi was injured during the fight when he was hit in the
spine with a meat cleaver. The judge in the case has contacted hospitals to
see if it is possible to medically cause the paralysis of the man who
injured Al-Mutairi. From reports, it appears that it is rare for these harsh
eye-for-an-eye punishments to actually be carried out. The victim or the
victim's family can choose to be compensated monetarily instead of seeking
physical punishment. However, Al-Mutairi wants his attacker to be paralyzed
the same as he has been.
Justice is defined according to dictionary dot com as: "the maintenance or
administration of what is just by law" or as "the administering of deserved
punishment or reward." Islamic law and Mosaic law requires an eye-for-an-eye
and a tooth-for-a tooth as being necessary for justice. If you kill someone
you will be put to death, if you cut off another person's arm, according to
the law your arm would be cut off. It sounds harsh but it is justice. I am
thankful that in the country that I live that the law of the land is not the
Islamic law or the Mosaic law. If because of an accident or even in a fight
I cause someone else to lose an eye, it may be just, but I do not want the
court to order that one of my eyes be surgically removed. I would want the
court to have mercy!
According to Romans 3:23, "all have sinned" and Romans 6:23 tells us that
the "wages of sin is death." How much sin can you sin and avoid the
spiritual death penalty? James 2:10 gives the answer, "For whoever shall
keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all."
Justice requires the spiritual death penalty for one sin, whether it is a
lie, or a murder. Thank God for His mercy! "For God so loved the world that
He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not
perish but have everlasting life (John 3:16)." ".not by works of
righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved
us.(Titus 3:5a)."
If you have not yet asked for God's mercy by believing upon Jesus Christ as
your personal Savior, I urge you to do so now before it is eternally too
late.
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