If Jesus was alive today and a political leader that would have a say in our laws. Would Jesus support the death penalty?
2007-03-28 01:39:01 · 24 answers · asked by Laughing Man Copycat 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hannah J Paul...Even though I may differ, but I sure respect how you state and stand by your principles. Your a person of integrity.
2007-03-28 02:05:00 · update #1
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2007-03-28 02:06:24 · update #2
Jesus, of course, submitted himself to the Mosaic law which instituted and regulated the death penalty among God's people. Of course, the Mosaic law is no longer in force.
Today, if Jesus were here on earth, he would no doubt manifest the same attitude that he did in the first century. Neutrality. Jesus did not interfere with the rights and authority of the secular governments. As for being a political leader, Jesus exhibited his heavenly father's view on self-determination, which includes human rule. Thus, when his own people tried to make him king, he ran away. He would hold no office whatsoever.
Neither would he interfere with secular law today. And neither would he be a political leader. If a particular government has the death penalty on its law books, they have the right to enforce it and Jesus would remain neutral and not interfere one way or the other. This is in perfect harmony with Romans 13:1-5. God allows the secular governments to enforce their laws as they see fit. In truth, they provide a measure of order for without these laws, there would be chaos.
Hannah J Paul
2007-03-28 01:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
If Jesus were on earth today, he most certainly would not be a 'political leader'. He wasn't one the first time.
Since this life in this wicked system of things is temporary, how should the true christian look at the death penalty?
Like this----if the christian lives is an area that supports it, he's in a area that supports it. If not, he's not.
Either way, it's a worldly and temporary subject he isn't to be concerned with. Why? Because soon perfect justice and law will be over the earth with all of God's enemies destroyed.
1Co 15:24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power.
1Co 15:25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
1Co 15:26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.
2007-03-28 01:48:08 · answer #2 · answered by rangedog 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely, yes. And I must say that those people that are against the death penalty have no problem with locking murders and other criminals up for all the rest of their lives, talk about cruel and unusual punishment. I don't think Jesus
would do that to anyone. Isn't locking someone up for all the rest of their life still taking their life away? But in a worse way really?
2007-03-28 01:48:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
From Jesus' standpoint life and afterlife are one continuum. To move a person from this life to the next is not unthinkable the Jesus. This life has its purpose and is not something to be dispensed with lightly, but the death penalty is about removing those who have proved dangerous to their fellow people from the opportunity to harm others. Life imprisonment does the same but is more cruel in that the convict is kept alive but with no hope of "living". I think Jesus would abhor life imprisonment.
2007-03-28 01:53:29 · answer #4 · answered by Mark Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus endured the death penalty when he didnt have to.... for us, so we wouldnt need to face death as a final eternal death. but he allows people to make their choices and I think that if the laws of the land have the death penalty as the punishment for the crimes people commit (murder, etc) then he would probably support it because each person has to pay for their crimes on earth....
2007-03-28 02:06:47 · answer #5 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
Although in the old testament (somewhere) it says "An Eye for an Eye. A tooth for a tooth"
Jesus came to earth and said (somewhere.. yeah im no good with quotes) "If someone hits you, turn the other cheek"
Jesus always strived for forgiveness.
2007-03-28 01:46:52 · answer #6 · answered by Panda WafflesZilla 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well, lets' see:
Zechariah 14:12 This is the plague with which the LORD will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
I guess that's a 'yes'.
2007-03-28 01:46:02 · answer #7 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. He was peaceful according to his teachings and I believe he was credited as saying 'turn the other cheek'. I don't know why anyone supports the death penalty regardless of beliefs.
2007-03-28 01:44:19 · answer #8 · answered by Yogini 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not. Jesus is the type of guy that wants to take all the fun in torturing people. He wants to do it personally when we're dead by sending us to hell.
2007-03-28 02:06:54 · answer #9 · answered by Alucard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, He himself was judged and sentenced to death by crucifixion without protest for doing no wrong. What do you think?
2007-03-28 11:37:03 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋