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Do you think there should be a death penalty?

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  • No

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dev553344

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The death penalty established by God is simple, if a p-erson takes another persons life- they forfeit theirs because man was made in the image of God! Period! No long drawn out philosophy or list of reason how it benefits- kill someone you forfeit your life as well.
Is there new testament scripture to support that idea?
 

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The death penalty established by God is simple, if a p-erson takes another persons life- they forfeit theirs because man was made in the image of God! Period! No long drawn out philosophy or list of reason how it benefits- kill someone you forfeit your life as well.
Also there are many soldiers of war that would disagree with you. Should they all be put to death in you religious philosophy?
 

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No I meant for the things that you do wrong in your life that are not unlawful within our cultures …if breaking Gods law is a criminal offence in your eyes then so must the breaking of all the laws, given the fact that none of us are capable of keeping all the laws, then you must have committed a criminal offence against God, so what should your punishment be ?

I am just curious x
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External damnation.
 

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Your two posts are personal commands, not doctrine for governing people. There is a difference.
Government is filled with professional liars and thieves. They execute innocent people and let criminals go free!
James 2:13 (NKJV)
13 For judgment is without mercy to the one who has shown no mercy.
 
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The death penalty established by God is simple, if a p-erson takes another persons life- they forfeit theirs because man was made in the image of God! Period! No long drawn out philosophy or list of reason how it benefits- kill someone you forfeit your life as well.
New Testament please.
 
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There is no law in the western world that puts anyone in prison or eligible for arrest for committing adultery……….that is what would make it a criminal offence. I agree that is it breaking a commandment, but as Jesus said ‘ cast the first stone if you are without sin ‘ ….
So what punishment would you expect to have for the things you do wrong !? Rita
Adultery is sin, separation from God, simple and plain

Casting the first stone doesn't remove the sin of Adultery

Romans 7:1-3KJV
1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Mark 10:2-12KJV
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
 
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In a world where corruption and vice, with bribery and lies, is rife throughout the justice system, beyond a reasonable doubt no longer is a viable benchmark to determine guilt. Let alone sentence the one pronounced guilty to death.
 

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Adultery is sin, separation from God, simple and plain

Casting the first stone doesn't remove the sin of Adultery

Romans 7:1-3KJV
1 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.

Mark 10:2-12KJV
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?
4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.
5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.
9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.
11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.
12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.
That wasn’t the point I was making …….Jesus used that statement to challenge the Pharisees about their own sin, the women was still an adulteress. However she didn’t receive the punishment that the pharisee’s thought she should receive. They were self righteous and thought they were free of sin themselves. Rita
 

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In a world where corruption and vice, with bribery and lies, is rife throughout the justice system, beyond a reasonable doubt no longer is a viable benchmark to determine guilt. Let alone sentence the one pronounced guilty to death.
Criminals are running the "justice system".
 
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Truth7t7

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That wasn’t the point I was making …….Jesus used that statement to challenge the Pharisees about their own sin, the women was still an adulteress. However she didn’t receive the punishment that the pharisee’s thought she should receive. They were self righteous and thought they were free of sin themselves. Rita
I agree, just like the many jurors in courts that have the same sin worthy of death, in committing murder in the 1st degree (Abortion) while sitting in judgement of others committing the same crime?
 
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In a world where corruption and vice, with bribery and lies, is rife throughout the justice system, beyond a reasonable doubt no longer is a viable benchmark to determine guilt. Let alone sentence the one pronounced guilty to death.
I Agree!
 

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BIG difference! Adulterers were sentenced to death! But not in the NT.
Eternal Damnation Is In The Future For Unreptant Adulterers, No Stone Needed To Be Thrown, Read Gods Words Below

1 Corinthians 6:9-10KJV
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
 
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I agree, just like the many jurors in courts that have the same sin worthy of death, in committing murder in the 1st degree (Abortion) while sitting in judgement of others committing the same crime?
Yes, I think my point got lost earlier in the discussion with JohnPaul……I was endeavouring to convey that we can sometimes convey harshness onto others that sin in certain ways because we have not committed those sins, so we sit in judgement in very harsh ways. Yet the reality is that it’s not really looking at the planks in our own eyes. I was the victim of my husbands affairs, it impacted my life in a big way and yet I chose to forgive and build bridges rather than seek revenge and punish him further. He had to face the consequences, so did I, and our marriage ended. The Lord laid on my heart compassion, as he did with the women caught in adultery. John Paul, would issue a greater punishment ……
Rita
 

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Another aspect which we have all witnessed is trial by media. The term unbiased, neutral or dispassionate juror is impossible with the opinions and biases and prejudices of ideologies dominating the media. Think 9/11. Think OJ Simpson. Think the knee on neck case just recently. Think Jan 6th "insurrection". Think justice in regards the 2020 election. Trial by jury? I don't think so. More like trial by panel discussions such as "The View".
 

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There is no law in the western world that puts anyone in prison or eligible for arrest for committing adultery……….that is what would make it a criminal offence. I agree that is it breaking a commandment, but as Jesus said ‘ cast the first stone if you are without sin ‘ ….
So what punishment would you expect to have for the things you do wrong !? Rita
Whatever punishment God gave me, I would deserve it and take it like a man.
 
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