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NASB | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not murder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). [Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12, 14, 18] |
Bible Question:
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 |
Bible Answer: Does the Bible speak of 'conscientious objection' toward capital punishment? If the question were "Does the Bible *condone* 'conscientious objection' to God's Law that requires capital punishment?", then the answer would be: No, the Bible does not condone anyone objecting to or resisting the Law of God. By the way, the command -- not permission -- *command* to use capital punishment PRECEDES the Law by hundreds of years. "Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." Genesis 9:6. If anyone doesn't believe this, he may as well turn to Genesis 9 and rip that page out of his Bible. Isn't this what he has already done in his mind? |