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Oct 9, 2023 · The most important thing to consider about the Bible regarding the death penalty comes in Leviticus 24:17, which says, “If a man kills anyone, he must be put to death.”. This message is repeated in Leviticus 24:21. Psalm 82:3 also speaks of justice and says, “Uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.”.
This does not mean that everyone who belongs to the LCMS or is a member of an LCMS congregation is conscience-bound to support the death penalty. Individuals within the LCMS may, for various valid reasons, object to the usefulness and fairness of the death penalty as it is being used or considered within a particular governmental system.
Sep 20, 2021 · As Christians, we need to study the Bible and come to our own findings on the death penalty. Praying for God’s guidance, direction, and wisdom will help believers make good decisions for all areas of life, including taking a stance on the arguments of capital punishment. God promises to give us wisdom if we ask for it.
Apr 19, 2024 · capital punishment, execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offense. Capital punishment should be distinguished from extrajudicial executions carried out without due process of law. The term death penalty is sometimes used interchangeably with capital punishment, though imposition of the ...
Jul 25, 2023 · For the believer, death does not have the last word. Since the fall, every human being born into this world as a natural son of Adam arrives “DOA.”. He is “dead on arrival” in a spiritual sense when he is born. But this spiritual death is not the same as biological death, though biological death is also the inevitable destiny of every ...
Mar 14, 2022 · Hebrews warns against sexual immorality and holds forth an undefiled marriage bed as the antidote. But notice that only the marriage bed can be described as “undefiled” (Heb. 13:4). By definition, a nonmarital sexual encounter (i.e., “bed”) is defiled. For the Christian, sex outside of marriage isn’t an option.
Sep 12, 2023 · The problem is that this translation of the critical phrase “by a human”—though ubiquitous in English versions—might not represent what the Hebrew text actually says. The translational problem surrounds the very part of the passage that apparently entails the death penalty: “By a human shall that person’s blood be shed.”
