Serious TORT Reform

EXODUS 21

17 "Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.

Okay, this seems a little steep, but i guess God is serious about honoring your parents. This is kinda the flipside of "honoring your parents so that your days may be long". Okay I dont remember any of this, but God is very specific about if this happens then this will be the payment for this. The same God who instructed

16 "Anyone who kidnaps another and either sells him or still has him when he is caught must be put to death. or....

23 But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, 24 eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise.....

Is the same God who instructed specifically that in Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death.....and in Romans, God doesnt go into specific sin, but he blankets ALL sin....because sin( even lying, stealing, cheating etc.....) is an offense against God. In God's economy, even the smallest sin, measured infinitely against the offended (God) vs the largest sin, measured infinitely against the offended (God) are both, infinitely HUGE, therefore are both punishable by the ultimate price....death.....but the verse doesn't end there....praise God..... but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

LUKE 1713"But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on me, a sinner.'14"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

Whoever will be the least, will be the greatest, who will be first will be last...God I pray that we continue to care for (who we deem) the least of these. We know that you care immeasurably for them as well as us. God, we pray that those who come into our fellowship, with "traditional views" of "membership" or other barriers inside churches, I pray that through the Holy Spirit we can guide them in love toward this same vision that we are weaving into the DNA of ANC. God, I know ANC is going to look a lot different in the not-so-distant future... and I pray that THAT honors you.