How Can We Determine Which Christian Moral Principles Should Be Made into Laws?
#STRask — Stand to ReasonHow Can We Determine Which Christian Moral Principles Should Be Made into Laws?
October 13, 2022
#STRaskStand to Reason
Questions about how to determine which Christian moral principles should be made into laws and which shouldn’t and why Christ suffered a temporary punishment delivered by man while he was alive if the punishment for man’s sin is eternal and delivered by God after death.
* Is there a clear principle that can be used to determine which Christian moral principles should be made into laws and which ones should be left out of the law?
* If the punishment for man’s sin is eternal and delivered by God after death, why was the punishment Christ suffered temporary and delivered by man while he still lived?
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