Is God for the death penalty?

Question

If God allowed Jesus to be crucified, then does that mean that God is promoting the death penalty?

Answer 1

Arguments on both sides can be construed from the Bible, regarding God's approval of the Death Penalty.

But if you take the Ten Commandments and you read Thou shall not kill. Then what can you derive from that?

Yes Moses Law has many references to death penalties for crimes committed, but some scholars will tell you Moses Law does not apply anymore, since Jesus set forth a new law: To Love one another.

God let Jesus die, because His blood was needed to cleanse our sins, for opening the path Adam and Eve closed in Eden. The way He died is in no way an approval for death penalties.

Is it a matter of choice? Are we to decide who lives and who does not live? What parameters, shall we use? Who among us is capable of making such decisions?

Too many variables to ponder. God certainly does not need us as executioners, He can do it Himself, He can make the decisions.

I believe He should deal with life and death, not us.

Answer 2

Jesus' physical body died but He Himself can never die. He said something to the effect that the Father loves Him because He laid down His life for the sheep, but He has authority to take it up again. If Jesus had not taken on the sins of the world, He would have never died. God is not for the death penalty. But since wicked people are in power, they institute the death penalty out of their own hearts desire. Back in the Old Testement, the people of Israel rejected God as their king. So God gave them Saul. Saul was the reflection of the people's heart. A country always get the king it deserves. If the king is wicked then the people will suffer.

Answer 3

There are several violations of scriptural law that (at least on paper) mandated the death penalty. Adultery was enough, for example.

The story of the occupation of the Promised Land (the Torah) is one of G*d mandated genocide campaigns. The original inhabitants were idolaters, so they had it coming, you see.

Christians believe that Jesus wasn't allowed to die - he was sent to earth /to/ get killed so he could be resurrected and physically ascend to heaven. Christians didn't escape the stigma of killing for their G*d, despite Jesus' message of turning the other cheek. I really don't understand how anyone mixed that one up, so maybe someone will IM me...

By the time Muhammed came along, the Jews had calmed down, focusing instead on academics and commerce - not so much on warfare. Many OT mandated death-penalty crimes became interpreted to by rabbis to have civil penalties. This is in fact one of the criticisms levied against Jews in the Koran - that they squandered their favored position with G*d by lightening the penalties in practice, and no longer are worthy of being /chosen/.

Between the wimped-out Jews and polytheistic Christians, Muhammad had had enough, and started his OT revival of the good old days where you slew the infidel, except this time it included G*d's former favorites, not just the idolaters, adulterers, sorcerors, etc. I think for much of Islam, this is the approach from the guy on the street on up to the religious and government leadership.

My short answer is, depending on who you ask, and when you ask, G*d is sometimes in favor of, and sometimes against the death penalty.

Answer 4

Jesus was crucified by man God had nothing to do with it. God gave us the gift of free will and it's up to us what we do with it. He only wants our love. But to answer your question I personally don't think God would be too happy with the death penalty. I wonder how many innocent people have been killed because of it? With DNA testing we find more and more people who were convicted of crimes innocent.

Answer 5

first of all i do not think that god is for the death penalty because for one he is not here so who are we to decide who dies and who doesn't i mean the person who commits the murder is just as guilty as the person who pulls the switch for the chair or injects the chemical or releases the gas in the chamber so should that person also be put to death although they were doing there job which requires them to murder a person i think that god would much rather the murderer to do life in prison and deal with him in the end because it is gods decision what to do with this person not ours as far as the crucifixion goes i don't think that this was to say give all criminals death i think this was more to show how much Jesus and god loved the world so he gave him self so that sinners would not be put to death and believe it or not murder is a sin and why should we sentence him to death but not the one who steals or commits adultery. bottom line is god chooses what we get in the end.

Answer 6

Since He sacrificed His only son, that abolished the death penalty... all can now receive the gift of salvation and eternal life.

Answer 7

When you say God, you're saying Jesus Christ. He is the Word of God. There is only one God.
Now for your question. Yes God is in favor. Study to show yourself approved. God will bless you with the answers.><>

Answer 8

yes his always for but he using up alot of ways to do it i think he needs new ideas on how to watch us die but if yuor good u get to go to heaven and watch tooo

Answer 9

yes

Answer 10

yes