Quote Originally Posted by EyeKhan View Post
Jesus instructed us to follow his lead, personally, and to spread the word. Your opposition to theocracy is very much in line with that, but wanting the government to hunt down and kill the x-box thief while at the same time being unwilling to do it yourself due to your Christian faith is a little schizophrenic. And what about voting? If you elect a government with the desire for it to do unchristian things on your behalf, come on. You think that's going to pass muster in your Judgement?
Ah but you see the overall suffering will be decreased by the increase deterrence effect. This will help *more* people then by the government giving the thief a slap on the wrist. The very purpose of government is to keep people safe from internal and external threats. Government is a necessary evil, it is still an evil but the outcomes of anarchy are a greater evil. In this broken world sometimes you have to go with the lesser of two evils.

Of course I could be wrong however I believe if one is diligent about prayer and reading scripture and still gets it wrong I am positive God will be merciful as is promised. I don't think I am wrong. I think God understands the need for a government. Even if those governments are imperfect. Just like when Jesus heaped praise on a Roman Centurion, he understood that the Roman Centurion was a visible symbol of the Roman Empire that had done terrible things but Jesus did not require that he cease to be a Roman Centurion. (Or if he did it wasn't mentioned in the bible).