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1 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | charis | 16073 | ||
Dear saints of the Forum, This is the promised new thread. Webster's - 'the crime of unlawfully killing a person especially with malice aforethought.' Does the Bible speak of 'conscientious objection' toward capital punishment? Fellows, please be consistent! Capital punishment is NOT murder by any interpretation of Scripure, while abortion and euthenasia are! You are speaking of your own 'conscientious objection' toward taking another life. As has been made so glaringly evident thes past few days, crime is war against humanity. Your argument is that once we have caught and disarmed a proven, admitted murderer, he is helpless, and no longer culpable of his crime. A moment before, when he had a weapon in his hand, we can shoot him, but now... I find this very inconsistent. The human rights of the victim are equal to those of the criminal. Blessings and peace. In Jesus, charis |
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2 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | Morant61 | 16079 | ||
Greetings Charis! I would concur with your points! As I made mention in an earlier post, the following arguement can be made about the death penalty: 1) It was expressly commanded in the Old Testament. Since God is Holy, this proves that the death penalty is not in and of itself immoral. 2) The New Testement never forbids the death penalty. Thus, any argument based on the New Testament is an arguement from silence or assumption. 3) Therefore, the death penalty can be neither immoral nor forbidden. Rextar made a good observation about Rom. 13:1-5. This passage says, "Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. 4 For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience." From this passage, it seems very clear that captial punishment is a God ordained part of human government. Having said all of this, I do believe that we must ensure that the death penalty is administered fairly and justly. There should be a standard that is fairly applied across economic and racial lines. This doesn't mean that there should be a quota on deaths, but simply that one class of peron should not be more likely to die than another for the very same crime. Is the death penalty a deterrent? Of course it is, that person will never committ another crime. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | CDBJ | 16088 | ||
Wasn't it Jesus that said in Matt 26:52 that all who take up the sword, shall perish by life imprisonment? I don't think so!! CDBJ | ||||||
4 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | Morant61 | 16104 | ||
Greetings CDBJ! Good point!!! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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5 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | Searcher56 | 16125 | ||
Tim, It does not say life imprisonment, "for all those who take up the sword shall perish by the sword." This could be the death penalty or warfare. Steve | ||||||