To be honest. I do not support the death penalty. And I think there is plenty of reason not to think of all who have done wrong by law to be considered not worthy of life.
All of Gods creation is precious. And it should be frowned uppon to revoke someones ability to repent and be saved.
Not to mention there are a lot that are in prison, on death row, who actually comitted no crime. There are a lot who are in prison in general who have done no wrong.
You dont revoke their ability to repent and be saved as a matter of fact most of those murderers on death row do exactly that. Even God has had people executed. How many times did God send in an army to destroy every living thing in the city including the children. Keeping these people is not the answer they are absolutely vile. If we had the proper death penalty which is ok according to the bible then there would be so many less of these murderers amoung us killing the innocent.
Glad you pointed that out. Those are things God has done. We are not God, they are not our creation. Thou shalt not kill. Seems pretty easy to understand.
If there us a place in the Bible where it implicity states killing is ok. I really want to read it.
I dont understand how than means its ok to kill people for breaking the law. It doesnt exactly state who can do it. That feels like a stretch to me to go from shed blood to kill.
Thanks for adding that, I deleted mine as soon as I saw someone else put the correct translation. Thou shalt not kill is entirely ambiguous, and people love to quote that, especially the anti capital punishment types. I will add though if there was an accidental death, this invoked the cities of refuge use. This protected the one who accidentally killed another, but it protected the relatives of the slain ones as well. It kept them from becoming murders while seeking revenge for the one lost.
In that very link it says God deomstrates his love for us by not condeming us. How does it make sense for us to condem each other? Even after Jesus has taught us to love one another?
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Why don't you go live with ISIS if you think running the laws of the land based on scripture in order to execute people you deem vile and undeserving of life is the solution to things. You're basically wanting sharia law Christian version.
To be honest. I do not support the death penalty. And I think there is plenty of reason not to think of all who have done wrong by law to be considered not worthy of life.
All of Gods creation is precious. And it should be frowned uppon to revoke someones ability to repent and be saved.
Not to mention there are a lot that are in prison, on death row, who actually comitted no crime. There are a lot who are in prison in general who have done no wrong.
You dont revoke their ability to repent and be saved as a matter of fact most of those murderers on death row do exactly that. Even God has had people executed. How many times did God send in an army to destroy every living thing in the city including the children. Keeping these people is not the answer they are absolutely vile. If we had the proper death penalty which is ok according to the bible then there would be so many less of these murderers amoung us killing the innocent.
Glad you pointed that out. Those are things God has done. We are not God, they are not our creation. Thou shalt not kill. Seems pretty easy to understand.
If there us a place in the Bible where it implicity states killing is ok. I really want to read it.
“Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed; for in the image of God has God made mankind” Genesis 9:6 NIV
I dont understand how than means its ok to kill people for breaking the law. It doesnt exactly state who can do it. That feels like a stretch to me to go from shed blood to kill.
Just FYI - The proper translation is "Thou shalt not murder' (not 'kill').
There is a time for killing (the guilty), but never for murdering (the innocent).
Thanks for adding that, I deleted mine as soon as I saw someone else put the correct translation. Thou shalt not kill is entirely ambiguous, and people love to quote that, especially the anti capital punishment types. I will add though if there was an accidental death, this invoked the cities of refuge use. This protected the one who accidentally killed another, but it protected the relatives of the slain ones as well. It kept them from becoming murders while seeking revenge for the one lost.
Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy all call for capital punishment for various crimes including murder, rape, kidnapping, and adultery.
https://www.gotquestions.org/death-penalty.html
In that very link it says God deomstrates his love for us by not condeming us. How does it make sense for us to condem each other? Even after Jesus has taught us to love one another?
Romans - Speaking about government
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
Why don't you go live with ISIS if you think running the laws of the land based on scripture in order to execute people you deem vile and undeserving of life is the solution to things. You're basically wanting sharia law Christian version.
Wanting to put murderers and rapists to the sword is a very different thing than wanting to put women who know how to read the sword.
One is about protecting the innocent. The other is about control.
They are not the same.