Comments on: Capital Punishment: What is Your Decision? http://www.homeschools.org/christianeducator/2010/05/07/217/ Help and encouragement for the home educator Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:43:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KMPrice http://www.homeschools.org/christianeducator/2010/05/07/217/comment-page-1/#comment-18 KMPrice Wed, 26 May 2010 06:58:31 +0000 http://www.homeschools.org/christianeducator/?p=217#comment-18 Well said Joel. I should like to add a bit to your thesis by commenting on the passage in Genesis you brought to our attention, and then to quote some New Testament scripture to support your position. First, in Genesis chapter nine, it plainly states that God has given man the sacred duty of execution for the crime of murder because "in the image of God, made He man." Man is made in the image of God, so that makes murder an indirect assult on God. He takes it personally and commands that the perpetrator be executed. It is His vengence, not mans'. We should take no delight in it. Also, it deters crime since the dead man cannot kill again, and parents will more likely raise their children in the fear of God, to avoid such an end for their own offspring. But THAT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THE LAW. It is to punish, not deter crime. Second, two writers of the New Testament also agree with you. They are the apostles Paul and John. Paul was being accused by the Jewish leaders before Festus and said in Acts 25:11, "If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar." Taken from the ASV. Paul admits that there are crimes worthy of death. Next, John in his first epistle; 1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request. Taken from the ASV. The beloved Apostle John says there is sin unto death. Stand firm Joel, you're in good company. KMPrice Well said Joel. I should like to add a bit to your thesis by commenting on the passage in Genesis you brought to our attention, and then to quote some New Testament scripture to support your position.
First, in Genesis chapter nine, it plainly states that God has given man the sacred duty of execution for the crime of murder because “in the image of God, made He man.” Man is made in the image of God, so that makes murder an indirect assult on God. He takes it personally and commands that the perpetrator be executed. It is His vengence, not mans’. We should take no delight in it. Also, it deters crime since the dead man cannot kill again, and parents will more likely raise their children in the fear of God, to avoid such an end for their own offspring. But THAT IS NOT THE INTENT OF THE LAW. It is to punish, not deter crime.
Second, two writers of the New Testament also agree with you. They are the apostles Paul and John. Paul was being accused by the Jewish leaders before Festus and said in Acts 25:11, “If then I am a wrong-doer, and have committed anything worthy of death, I refuse not to die; but if none of those things is true whereof these accuse me, no man can give me up unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.” Taken from the ASV. Paul admits that there are crimes worthy of death.
Next, John in his first epistle; 1 John 5:16 If any man see his brother sinning a sin not unto death, he shall ask, and God will give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: not concerning this do I say that he should make request. Taken from the ASV. The beloved Apostle John says there is sin unto death.
Stand firm Joel, you’re in good company.

KMPrice

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