I don't know whether or not Bob actually believes what he said in his post what he says about Jesus condoning the death penalty for rebellious children and the like, but I do take issue with that.
My parents and I always had a good relationship.
However, we did get in the occasional spat. On one occasion one of my parents provoked me to wrath in a hateful, undeserving tirade and attack. After being cut deeply over and over again by their hateful words, I "cursed" at them. I had handled myself very well until then, so I was really ashamed of myself for losing my cool.
I really regretted having said that, because it seemed to be just the reaction my parent was looking for.
We apologized the next day, and our relationship moved on.
Are you saying I committed a capital offense that night?
I just can't see a right minded parent ever wanting to have their children killed (with the exception of perhaps violent crimes), whether they were rebellious or not.
I know that almost everyone on this board has had their time of rebellion, or broken relationships with parents.
As a Christian, you've been forgiven much. Would you risk being the servant that owed 4.5 billion dollars, and had his debt pardoned, yet after his release he turned on a debtor that owed him the equivalent of a couple of hundred bucks and had him thrown into debtors prison?
I really believe that there is some truth in "An eye for an eye, and the whole world would be blind."
