tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post944975506660419182..comments2023-09-01T16:11:44.564+08:00Comments on Daniel's Place - (Reformata et semper reformanda): Theonomy and the lack of the "civil law"Daniel Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-62926905705914004362014-11-18T06:51:28.554+08:002014-11-18T06:51:28.554+08:00@Brandon,
Yes, it is confessional language. My co...@Brandon,<br /><br />Yes, it is confessional language. My contention is however I don't think that is the best way to delineate what "positive law" is vis-à-vis civil punishments. You should know the Westminster Divines use the term yet still advocate civil punishment for heresy.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-37895990853862280252014-11-18T01:08:53.124+08:002014-11-18T01:08:53.124+08:00"Positive law" is historic confessional ..."Positive law" is historic confessional language (WCF 21.7). See the quote from Owen in my post.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693380017090778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-62002664267909210692014-11-16T09:21:12.227+08:002014-11-16T09:21:12.227+08:00Ah, I see. I don't know if I want to say civil...Ah, I see. I don't know if I want to say civil punishment is "positive law," as if "negative law" is moral principles and "positive law" is civil punishment.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-8685904436131994272014-11-14T23:17:00.876+08:002014-11-14T23:17:00.876+08:00No, I agree with the confession that if any judici...No, I agree with the confession that if any judicial law retains any relevance it is through general equity. My point is simply that the civil punishment is positive, not moral law, and thus general equity does not, of necessity, require civil punishment. That would apply to theft, murder, etc.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693380017090778540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-75231397271129588532014-11-14T20:10:41.157+08:002014-11-14T20:10:41.157+08:00@Brandon,
looks interesting. Although it seems yo...@Brandon,<br /><br />looks interesting. Although it seems you are using the general equity principle only when it deals with punishment of religious crimes, which I don't think the principle is limited to or even its main focus.Daniel Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678184721218949112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19775846.post-20072976918046001872014-11-14T09:58:25.555+08:002014-11-14T09:58:25.555+08:00Thanks Daniel. I'd love to get your thoughts o...Thanks Daniel. I'd love to get your thoughts on this<br /><a href="http://reformedlibertarian.com/articles/theology/1-cor-513-is-the-general-equity-of-deut-2221/" rel="nofollow">http://reformedlibertarian.com/articles/theology/1-cor-513-is-the-general-equity-of-deut-2221/</a>Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15693380017090778540noreply@blogger.com