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NASB | Leviticus 26:6 'I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down with no one making you tremble. I shall also eliminate harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will pass through your land. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Leviticus 26:6 'I will also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down and there will be no one to make you afraid. I will also eliminate harmful animals from the land, and no sword will pass through your land. |
Subject: Should Christians practice nonresistance |
Bible Note: Charis The point of my posting was that we have the responsibility to protect the diginity of man and that protecting human life is one aspect of it. Life is a gift from God. When we begin accepting the destruction of life from one perspective, then it becomes easier to end life from other perspectives. The different acceptable reasons for destroying life begin to feed upon each other. With specific regard to the death penalty: Our legal system attempts to accomplish four goals: 1. Rehabilitation of the criminal - this consists of repentance and moral reform. One of the Apostles was a reformed murderer. 2. To defend society aginst the criminal. - Sometimes that includes life in prison. Which, while is a harsh punishment, the criminal still can reform and repent and can live the remainder of his life in Christ. At that point, the physical location of life is unimportant. Look at the writings of the Apostles which were created while in prison. 3. Deterrance - I feel life imprisonment is as much of a deterrant as the death penalty - when people fully understand the magnitude of the sentence. A 14 year old will not fully understand the significance of the death penalty nor life in prison but a 20 year old should. 4. Retribution - Punishment should try to restore the right order violated by the crime. The criminal should pay a price for the crime committed and if possible, the victims should be compensated for the wrong suffered. This does not mean revenge. Mathew 9 11 When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, "Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" 12 On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. 13 But go and learn what this means: I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners." Exodus 20:13 "You shall not murder |