Why is life in prison more "Christian" than the death penalty ?

Amazing how some view this as an issue in one's relationship with God rather than a difference of opinion in a non-essential.

 

Under the Mosaic Law, yes it was a command; under the Grace of Jesus Christ and the New Covenant, no certainly not a command.

 

Correct. In fact, if you consider how blood-thirsty freeatlast appears, it will probably take him quite a while to get comfortable with Heaven. They don't have the death penalty there you know.

 

The same number as if he were in prison. If it were a deterrent, you'd see almost no murders in Texas. I recall reading somewhere (sorry, can't recall where) that most killings are crimes of passion, where the perpetrator is not considering his or her punishment at the time.

 

:thumbsup: Hahaha

 

I don't recall offhand, Curtis...I was going on memory, and mine isn't as good as it used to be. I will see if I can locate it later. My memory may be faulty on that.

 

Yup, some people consider their relationship with God in whatsoever they do, eating, drinking you name it. Amazing, ain't it! :smilewinkgrin:

 

I don't know how it is tricking you. It's a simply question. Do you believe that we should execute adulterers today? Either you believe it or you don't. Why continue to avoid the question? I thought you were a straight shooter. You are sounding a lot like a politician.

He wasn't stopping a murder. He was stopping an execution based on Old Testament law. If you don't believe that the situation was about stoning a woman for adultery based upon Old Testament law, then you are in the minority with that interpretation.

 

Don't be dramatic.

 

It's an interesting question, Bro Curtis, though: as the Law commanded that the death penalty be exacted for adultery as much as for murder, surely if we are to execute murderers then we should equally execute adulterers. Calvin's Geneva wasn't squeamish about this; why are you?

 

You've obviously never read Voltaire: pour encourager les autres and all that.

 

Enlighten us then old great one and rid us of our Biblical ignorance by quoting Voltaire. Please!!!

 

It's an interesting question, Bro Curtis, though: as the Law commanded that the death penalty be exacted for adultery as much as for murder, surely if we are to execute murderers then we should equally execute adulterers. Calvin's Geneva wasn't squeamish about this; why are you?

This is the same kind of manure (so called logic) that so called homosexual Christians use to justify their lifestyle.

 

The excuse to justify the death penalty from a Christians perspective should never be because they think it is a deterrent. There is only one reason for a believer to hold to the death penalty and that is because God has commended it. There should never be any joy of it being exercised as God gets no pleasure out of the death of the wicked. For those who claim to Know the Lord it should be fought for as any other standard He has given men if we love Him and His law. God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. His love and mercy has always been the same as is His justice and He calls for the death penalty.