The Bible & Crime

1 Peter 2:11-17
The Bible, Crime and Measures 57 and 61
Living in Exile – Part Seven
Sermon Outline by Pastor Dennis Tuuri, October 5, 2008

Yeats' The Second Coming and No Country for Old Men

Scapegoats, Orissa, and Wall Street

Evaluating Ballot Measures, the Bailout, and Candidates – Supporting/Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils

Seeking Peace by Knowing Goals and Means

The Tongue is Mightier Than the Pen

I. The Function of the Civil Ruler
A. According to the U. S, Constitution
The King of the Wild Frontier (Davy Crockett), Horatio Bunce and Barak Obama

B.	According to the Bible 
	1.	Central Texts - 1 Peter. 2:11-17 (See also Rom. 12:17-13:5)
		A.	Living in Exile in Roman Culture – The Battle Plan

		B. 	Warring Victoriously – The First Battle

		C.	Warring Victoriously – The Second Battle

		D.	Normal Allies in the Battle – God's Ministers of Vengeance and Vindication

		E.	The Will of God – Victory!

	2.	Caveat – Psalm 72, The King's Table, etc.
C.	According to the Fathers

II. Goals and Means – Justice and Judges
A. What Is Crime – Sin or Sickness?

B.	What is Justice?
	1.	Restitution vs. Penitent-iaries and (Monastic) Cells- Heb. 2:2; Dt. 4

	2.	The Death Penalty, the Ministry of Vengeance, and Anabaptist Heresies

	3.	Safety, Peace and the Goal of Seeking the Peace

C.	What Is a Judge – A Computer or A Man? Ex. 21:22; 21:12

III. Real World Options – Measures 57 and 61
A. Protection of Property

B.	Disempowerment of Judges

C.	More Penitent-iaries and (Monastic) Cells

D.	Safety of Citizens and Their Property