2007-01-21 23:26:36 · 11 answers · asked by Ron R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Christians are Bible believers. That is the sole place we get our theology from and the Bible clearly teaches capital punishmnt for several reasons.
1. To get rid of the murderer
2. To put a strong fear in those who would consider committing murder
3. To stop the lineage of the murderer
4. To obey God
5. To eliminate the cost of supporting a murderer
6. To prevent him from doing it again.
THis principle was established by God with all of mankind in Genesis 9:6 as an everlasting covenent. It predated the Levitical law by 1000 years.
Genesis 9:6 "Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.
9 "Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; 10 and with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the cattle, and every beast of the earth with you; of all that comes out of the ark, even every beast of the earth.
2007-01-21 23:38:11 · answer #1 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capital punishment is imposed by the State under secular law. Whatever the belief about capital punishment that Christians may have they cannot influence what the state is doing. In fact most countries, if not all, guard themselves against religious interference so that even the views of Christians will hold no sway with regard to what to do with capital punishment. Christains know that the eternal forgiveness of our sins obtained by the Lord Jesus Christ on the cross has paid for all God's judgement for our sins so that God will no longer punish for sins, past, present or future. Man may still punish but God forgives by the price paid by Jesus on the cross
2007-01-22 07:43:11 · answer #2 · answered by seekfind 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all Protestants agree on the subject and their opinion depends a lot on where they are from. Most European Protestants are against capital punishment.
2007-01-22 07:39:29 · answer #3 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Protestants, as a whole, have made no stand on it. Many protestant groups, however, protest capital punishment.
2007-01-22 07:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
You'll find Chrisitans on both sides of the issue. There's the eye-for-an-eye argument, then the turn-the-other-cheek argument. That's way oversimplified, but the basic idea.
2007-01-22 07:30:54 · answer #5 · answered by cmw 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sure many have differing views however it seems clear how Jesus felt in John Chapter 8.
2007-01-22 07:31:35 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many protestants, especially conservative sects, support it. Why? Because they illogically put their sense of justice before their sense of love. They see the second of Jesus's commandments as 'Do justice to thy neighbor as thy neighbor would do justice to thee'
2007-01-22 07:31:29 · answer #7 · answered by Theophile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us feel that charging the taxpayer $40,000 /year to keep each reprobate locked up is cruel and unusual, and very expensive, and wasteful.
2007-01-22 07:31:27 · answer #8 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
66% support it according to a Gallup pole but see the link.
2007-01-22 07:31:26 · answer #9 · answered by Rob Jovi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends where they live, in the USA they'd probably be for it, elsewhere it is more like 50-50.
2007-01-22 07:30:08 · answer #10 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋