[PD/TD] Re: [CS-FSLUG] Activist Republican Judge Says CA Marriage Law Unconstitutional

[Aaron Lehmann]

On Sun, Mar 20, 2005 at 06:58:39PM -0500, Alvin Smith wrote:
> On Sunday 20 March 2005 05:22 pm, Brian Derr wrote:
> > Rather than wasting our time making laws that drive the lost away from
> > the Word lets befriend them and show them the love of Jesus.  After all
> > it is what Jesus would have done.
> 
> Really?  Based on what scripture?  
> 
> It is after all the moral law of the 10 commandments that shows a man that he 
> is in sin.  Without that law how would a man know that he is a sinner?  What 
> would be the point of "showing the love of Jesus" to someone who does not 
> need a Saviour in their mind?  
> 
> Whether a nation's government passes moral laws is immaterial to the believer.  
> He still has to show a sinner that sin is very sinful by showing him the Law 
> of a Holy God in order for him to see the true love and sacrifice of Christ. 
> 
> Otherwise there is no repentance, and no conversion.

True.  But do you believe it is the government's place to be convicting
people of sin?  And if so, what if at some future point the government
chooses a different definition of sin than what's in the Bible?

Aaron Lehmann