A friend of mine asked me to go through the following 10 questions
and get back to him.
He added that after thinking through all 10, he answered yes to all of them.
He believes that to respond no, is to give into “cultural relativism”.
He adds that in his studies of the Puritans, they would all respond yes to all 10. Giving examples such as Thomas Shepard, John Cotton, Thomas Watson.
Also mentioning Rutherford and Gillespie.

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Moral Law
1. Do you believe the moral law, summarized in the Ten Commandments, remains fully binding on all people today?
2. Do you believe the moral law should be the standard for both individual believers and nations?
3. Do you believe governments are obligated to uphold both the first table (duties to God) and second table (duties to neighbor) of the moral law?

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Civil Law (General Equity)
4. Do you believe the civil laws of Israel expired as such but continue to apply today in their general equity?
5. Do you believe the civil laws give timeless principles of justice that still obligate all societies?
6. Do you believe modern civil governments should apply the principles of Old Testament case laws when forming their laws?

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Civil Penalties
7. Do you believe the penalties attached to Old Testament civil laws reveal God’s standard of justice?
8. Do you believe some of those penalties (e.g., restitution for theft) should still guide modern governments?
9. Do you believe capital punishment for crimes like murder reflects God’s abiding justice?
10. Do you believe capital punishment for other sins (e.g., adultery, blasphemy, homosexuality) still reflects God’s justice for civil societies today?

Tom