THE BIBLE AND CAPTIAL PUNISHMENT
Part 2: Further Scripture: God Sanctions Capital Punishment
Greetings Brethren,
“Murder and Killers
Row was stacked and crowded as they waited to be hung. There waited the wretched
of the earth; some is defiance some with joy. Many more knew not the day, are
neither the hour nor why they were there.”
Peace and Paradise,
Carl Patton a willing servant of Almighty God writing for the FreedomJournal 4
December 2005.
In the name of Almighty God, Master of the universe, Ruler of the
earth.
Some have been
accused and abused. However many are guilty of capital crimes. Therefore there
is a place for sinners found in the second death. Also man has some
responsibility regarding the physical death.
As we continue our
discussion turn with us to Exodus 21 here we will review the 12th
and 14th verses.
Exodus 21:12. “He
that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely
put to death.”
This verse considers
the case of a deliberate act resulting in the death of the victim. This is a
valid case for the death penalty.
Exodus 21:14. “But if
a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile; thou
shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.”
The murderer at this
place was insolent and the act was deliberate. Guile in this passage means
trickery. An act of trickery in the commission of murder renders the death
penalty.
Meanwhile fleeing to
the church or altar thinking that a sacred place would provide protection against
the executioner will not remove the death penalty. (See I
Kings 2:28-34). Also see Leviticus 24:17 for the law of Capital Punishment
noted in Genesis 9:6.
How does God’s law of
offering repentance to sinners impact on those facing the death penalty? How
can believers escape a death brought on by sin?
Cont. Part 3: The New Testament Paul Endorses The Death Penalty
