Gott, die Bibel und politische Justiz: Part 3, Einführung
Part Three: Politische Lehren aus der jüdischen Geschichte
Einführung
Israel und das Historische Law
For Jews the Law is the entire Old Testament including the historical books. There was the Law as God gave it to Moses, die normative wie die 10 Gebote und das Gesetz als Moses interpretiert es während der 40 years in the wilderness. But there was also the Law as revealed throughout Old Testament history as the Jews lived it out. We know the Jews understood the meaning of the Law by how they applied it and whether God was able to bless their application or not. Mit anderen Worten:, the Jewish people where taught that the Laws of God were not only words but also deeds. One did not know if they understood the Law or not until they applied it, or actively “loved your neighbor as yourself.” In the context of the Hebrew understanding of “knowing” you “knew” the law if you could apply it to a situation, nicht nur zitieren.
The greatest distinction between “religion” and “faith” in the God of the Bible is that religion is by definition a set of dogma we believe in. Biblical faith is action we take because of what we believe. Believing and action cannot be divided. Another way of saying this is that moral judgments are always situational, oder angewendet und in realen Situationen, und nicht moralischen Abstraktionen, Ideen, die ohne Anwendung umarmt werden. In following God we cannot just quote “thou shall not murder” without defining what murder is and working to stop it. You cannot say, “thou shall not steal” without defining the right to own and defending private ownership. So “the Laws of God” are not abstract principles, but principles and values applied in given situations. It is a living law.
Theologie, die Studie, wer Gott ist, cannot be understood in theoretical isolation. Biblically to be known and understood it must be applied. The God of the Bible does not have the slightest interest in “how many angels can stand on the head of a pin?” Because it has absolutely no application to the reality of the world He has created. God will not enter the debate over “how much you may sin and still be saved.” This is not a question the Bible seeks to answer. The whole point of the Bible is the pursuit of God and His Glory.
Wenn wir sagen, dass die 10 Gebote sagen uns nicht auf "Mord" und wir schließen oder davon ausgehen, es bedeutet, dass wir nicht in der Armee sein, oder die Polizei, oder verteidigen unsere Familien und uns selbst vor Angriffen, haben wir missverstanden. Diese Schlussfolgerungen sind diametral zu dem, was die Bibel lehrt über Wehrdienst apposed und das Recht auf Schutz. Diese Schlussfolgerungen werden mit einer sehr begrenzten Definition von Mord durch Gewalt arbeiten, Beseitigung der breiteren biblischen Diskussion Tod durch Verhungern, weil der Gier, schlechte Baupraxis wegen eines Mangels der Sorge, schlechte Hygiene und Gesundheit Praktiken in der Produktion von Lebensmitteln, Mangel an medizinischer Versorgung, etc. If we are to understand the Law we must understand the historical application of it in Israel through the lives of the kings and the message of the prophets.
