About this episode
The episode explores the Bible's perspective on crime and punishment, discussing the implications of capital punishment and the evolution of justice principles.
We examine the Bible's view of crime and punishment, considering the principles established in the Old Law, whether the New Testament changes those principles, and how modern criminal justice has gone astray from God's way. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro and two reasons for tackling this subject06:21 - Principles of Biblical justice13:13 - It's not just restorative21:43 - Statistics that prove our departure from Biblical justice has failed28:00 - The consequences of untethered empathy and feminization38:20 - Arguments for and against capital punishment47:06 - Did Jesus change the standard in the Sermon on the Mount?1:01:01 - Are jail sentences Biblical?With Will Harrub, Jack Wilkie, and Joe Wilkie Join us at focuspress.org/plus for the weekly Deep End exclusive Q&A episode Check out our sponsor at cobbpublishing.com Follow us at focuspress.org and jackwilkie.co
People in this episode
Host: Jack Wilkie
Guests: Will Harrub, Joe Wilkie
Topics covered
- capital punishment
- biblical justice
- crime and punishment
- Old Law
- New Testament
- modern criminal justice
- empathy
Keywords
- capital punishment
- biblical justice
- Old Law
- New Testament
- criminal justice
- empathy
- Sermon on the Mount
Sponsors
Cobb Publishing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Focus Press
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