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Is there a biblical principle behind the punishment of those who break the law?

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Overview

Why do we send criminals to jail? Is it simply to punish them? Should there be a higher goal for our criminal justice system? In this study, theologian and ethicist Lewis Smedes answers a question posed by a Christianity Today reader.

Table of Contents

LEADER'S GUIDE

    • Identify the Current Issue

    • Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: What is the basis for justice?
—Teaching point two: What is the aim of justice?
    • Apply Your Findings

HANDOUT FOR FURTHER STUDY

ARTICLE FROM CHRISTIANITY TODAY

    • Good Question: How to Deal with Criminals, by Lewis Smedes (July 8, 2002)

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