quote:Originally posted by Bill Gray:
Hi Jan,
In your post, I presume you are referencing Matthew 25:31-46 -- the Sheep and Goat Judgment. Yes, Jesus tells us to feed the hungry and comfort those in prison. But, nowhere in this passage, or anywhere else in the Bible, does He tell us to free the guilty who are in prison. Comfort them, yes. Free them when they are guilty, no.
However, He does tell us in Romans 13:1-2, "Every person is to be in subjection to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those which exist are established by God. Therefore whoever resists authority has opposed the ordinance of God; and they who have opposed will receive condemnation upon themselves."
Bill
One more thing..
If you are going to use this verse as your argument then do you condemn those in China who practice Christianity even though they are breaking the law? What about Hitlers laws that imprisoned and exterminated Jews, mentally and physically handicapped people? Do you think those Nazi soliders and German citizens that carried those laws out were doing what Jesus wanted? It was the law of the land so I am assuming from your other post you think they did the right thing.....