"Whoever sheds man's blood by man his blood shall be shed, for in the image of God, He made man." This is said in Genesis 9:6. Capital punishment was instituted by God because humans are created in the image of God. Even so, some Christians interpret that in the Sermon on the Mount Jesus is arguing against capital punishment...
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Jesus is speaking to the issue of our personal desire for vengeance. He is not denying the power and responsibility of the government. Jesus is telling his followers that they should not try to replace the power of the government. Jesus does not deny the power and authority of government. He would like for his worshippers to love their enemies and turn the other cheek...
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Capital Punishment Deters Murder, And Is Just Retribution He goes on to say, "If one execution of a guilty capital murderer deters the murder of one innocent life, the execution is justified." To most supporters of the death penalty, like Ehrlich, if even 1 life is saved, for countless executions of the guilty, it is a good reason for the death penalty...	2 / 402
death penalty Not all countries believe in the death penalty like the U.S. For example, a murderer in Sweden usually gets sentence of 6-18 years in prison. The goal in Sweden is to give the criminal time to rehabilitate and get his life back on track...	3 / 801
Death Penalty (rough work) Capital punishment, or the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted criminal by the State as punishment for crimes known as capital crimes or capital offenses...	1 / 279
Capital Punishment I am writing to you to tell you how strongly I feel that Capital punishment should be abolished. I hope you have the time to read through this, and feel the same way I do about this issue...	1 / 253