What does the Bible teach us about Capitol Punishment?

Question

What the Bible says about Capital Punishment

For Adultery

"And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death." -- Lev.20:10

For Beastiality


"Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.22:19

"And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast." -- Lev.20:15

"And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:16

For Blasphemy

"He that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him." -- Lev.24:16

For Breaking the Sabbath

"Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.31:14

"Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.31:15

"Six days shall work bedone, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death." -- Ex.35:2

For Disobedient children


"He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death." -- Ex.21:15

"He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.21:17

"For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him." -- Lev.20:9

For Homosexuality

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:13

For Incest

"And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:11

"And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:12

"And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you." -- Lev.20:14

For Murder

"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." -- Gen.9:6

For Rape Victims who don't cry out loudly enough

"If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you." -- Dt.22:23-24

For Stealing Slaves

"He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.21:16

For not being a Virgin on the night of the wedding

"If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her ... and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate.... But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you." -- Dt.22:13-22

For Witches

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." -- Ex.22:18

For Worshipping another god

"He that sacrificeth unto any god save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed." -- Ex.22:20

Answer 1

Odd, isn't it, how Jesus addressed some of these 'sins' and left out others? He talked about adultery (in detail), idolatry, blasphemy, murder and keeping the sabbath, but never got around to the rest... unless, of course, his 'love one another' and 'don't judge' warnings pertained to acceptance of victimless "sins" such as homsexuality.

Many Christians seem to believe that Jesus personally condemned homosexuality, but that came from Paul - who never met Jesus and never discussed law or morality with Jesus. That didn't stop Paul from taking over Christianity and tweaking it to suit his own personal prejudices, e.g. his attitude toward women.

If Christians are going to follow Paul they should try very hard not to marry, and if they do marry, they should avoid sex if possible, and all these female televangelists should shut up, go home and let their husbands tell them what to do.

How many Christian women wear make-up, for example? Paul (who hated gays in the NT) wrote:

"I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;...Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence." (1 Timothy 2-)

Also: "Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church." (1 Cor 34-35)

Answer 2

Capital Punishment is Immoral. All life is sacred. Life must be protected from conception until natural death. Jesus's death on the cross taught us about love. Revenge is never justified. Jesus showed us a different way. He came and replaced the capital punishment law found in the Old Testament. I'm glad the Catholic Church fights against the death penalty.

Answer 3

The levitical laws were apart of the Moses laws that were nailed to the cross Col 2. However, the ten commandments remain today. The punnishments you listed were apart of Moses laws. When Jesus came he said that we should forgive each other 70*70 and have compassion and if someone smite you and one cheek give them the other. So we should follow what Jesus came to teach us, remember Moses laws were against us Deut 31 and Jesus came to free us. We should therefore love Jesus and follow his commandments (all ten).

Answer 4

I learned as a child that if you work on sundays, you will be ridiculed, tortured, forced to bear your cross down the main street, hung out to dry, then stabbed between the ribs. But people still work on sunday. I used my phone last sunday which meant somebody was out there working and it was all my fault. I live in fear that I am constantly sinning.

Answer 5

So I take it God is all about putting peope to death....interesting. How could you honestly live your life by words of hatred? I thought God & his followers were supposed to be loving and forgiving...guess not!

Answer 6

Capital punishment is introduced in the book of Genesis (post flood).

Good question.

Answer 7

What the Bible says about Capital Punishment

For Adultery

"And the man that committeth adultery with another man's wife, even he that committeth adultery with his neighbour's wife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death." -- Lev.20:10

For Beastiality


"Whosoever lieth with a beast shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.22:19

"And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay the beast." -- Lev.20:15

"And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:16

For Blasphemy

"He that blasphemeth the name of the LORD, he shall surely be put to death, and all the congregation shall certainly stone him." -- Lev.24:16

For Breaking the Sabbath

"Ye shall keep the sabbath therefore; for it is holy unto you: every one that defileth it shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.31:14

"Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the LORD: whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath day, he shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.31:15

"Six days shall work bedone, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death." -- Ex.35:2

For Disobedient children


"He that smiteth his father, or his mother, shall be surely put to death." -- Ex.21:15

"He that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.21:17

"For every one that curseth his father or his mother shall be surely put to death: he hath cursed his father or his mother; his blood shall be upon him." -- Lev.20:9

For Homosexuality

"If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:13

For Incest

"And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:11

"And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them." -- Lev.20:12

"And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you." -- Lev.20:14

For Murder

"Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed." -- Gen.9:6

For Rape Victims who don't cry out loudly enough

"If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto an husband, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; Then ye shall bring them both out unto the gate of that city, and ye shall stone them with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, because he hath humbled his neighbour's wife: so thou shalt put away evil from among you." -- Dt.22:23-24

For Stealing Slaves

"He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." -- Ex.21:16

For not being a Virgin on the night of the wedding

"If any man take a wife, and go in unto her, and hate her ... and say, I took this woman, and when I came to her, I found her not a maid: Then shall the father of the damsel, and her mother, take and bring forth the tokens of the damsel's virginity unto the elders of the city in the gate.... But if this thing be true, and the tokens of virginity be not found for the damsel: Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father's house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you." -- Dt.22:13-22

For Witches

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." -- Ex.22:18

For Worshipping another god

"He that sacrificeth unto any god save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed." -- Ex.22:20

Answer 8

i can't tell if those are the words of god or the words of charles manson. either way somebody wants to go on a killing spree.

Answer 9

Kill kill f*ckin' KILL!!!

Yahweh makes his opinion pretty clear.

Answer 10

Gahd (sp?) just loves killing people.