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Dashboard Home Announcements Assignments Discussions Quizzes Grades People Modules Bookstore My Media Writing Style Guides Canvas Help X 81°F Sunny Course Registration X canvas.liberty.edu/courses/288178/discussion_topics/2233536 Topic: Discussion Thread: Ca x Nylasha Forney Wednesday S SOLUTION: discussion ques X S SOLUTION: discussion ques X Read Less Capital Punishment and the Bible The death penalty is a disputable topic with a long history. The Old Testament prescribed death for various offenses, including murder, kidnapping, rape, and blasphemy. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ did not abolish the death penalty, but he taught it to be reserved for the most severe crimes. "And if a man has committed a crime punishable by death and he is put to death, and you hang him on a tree, his body shall not remain all night on the tree, but you shall surely bury him that day so that you do not defile the land which the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance; for he who is hanged is accursed of God." - (Deuteronomy 21:22-23). In the modern era, the death penalty has been increasingly used as a tool of political repression, and there is a growing movement to abolish it altogether. Reply There is a dissimilarity between the Old Testament and New Testament approaches to the death penalty. In the Old Testament, the penalty of death was prescribed for many offenses, including murder, kidnapping, adultery, and other crimes. In the New Testament, Jesus Christ taught that forgiveness is more important than revenge and that violence is never the answer. After his crucifixion, the early Christians continued to teach these principles, and the death penalty began to fall out of favor. Holy Bible. King James Version. (2019). Nashville, Tennessee. Holman Bible Publishers. The death penalty continues to be a controversial and polarizing topic in the United States. It is still a valid punishment option in today's society. One of the main arguments for the death penalty is that it serves as a deterrent to crime. The theory is that if people know that it could put them to death for committing a crime, they will be less likely to do so. There is some evidence to support this theory, as studies have shown that states with the death penalty have lower murder rates than states without it. Another argument favoring the death penalty is that it provides justice for victims and their families. Victims of violent crimes often feel that the offender has not been adequately punished if they are given a life sentence. For the victims' families, the death penalty can provide a sense of closure and justice. 99+ Reference S Ask a new question - Study X cricut + E 18 W X X ⠀ 11:45 AM 5/30/2022Dashboard Home Announcements Assignments Discussions Quizzes Grades People Modules Bookstore My Media Writing Style Guides Canvas Help X 81°F Sunny Course Registration X canvas.liberty.edu/courses/288178/discussion_topics/2233536 Topic: Discussion Thread: Ca x Start a Thread S SOLUTION: discussion ques X Sharise Rothenbach May 21, 2022 S SOLUTION: discussion ques X "The concept of capital punishment was established in Genesis 9:6: "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed." Romans 13:4 specifically discusses the concept of government's authority, mandating the instruction: "he [rulers] does not bear the sword in vain." (Browder, 2021) The law of capital punishment in the Old Testament was established to maintain order and keep everything in a sense fair to everyone in existence. This in my opinion was fool proof step by step system which explicitly showed what is needed to convict a person to be put to death. Death is a serious conviction and had to be accurate because there is only one chance at getting it right. In the New Testament capital punishment was not implicitly taught other methods were preferred. By Jesus sacrificing himself for His children this offered a way of redemption that did not include the death penalty. An eye for an eye was no longer the form of revenge which "... Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord." (Romans 12:19, ESV) Jesus in the New Testament wanted us to take personal accountability for our actions and admit to wrongdoings. S Ask a new question - Study x In today's society, the death penalty is one that causes controversy no matter how it is presented. Currently there are only 27 states that carry out the death penalty excluding federal and the military. Some people tend to prescribe to the Old Testaments version of justice, a life for a life. While others take the New Testament approach rehabilitation believing everyone deserves a second chance. There is no overall consensus on which way we should lean as a society as it pertains to capital punishment. It would be a lot easier to decide which direction to go if America remained a country true to its foundations of Christianity. Read Less + National Conference of State Legislatures (2021) https://www.ncsl.org/research/civil-and-criminal-justice/death-penalty.aspx#:~:text=Contact,- Criminal%20Justice%20Program&text=Capital%20punishment%20is%20currently%20authorized,government%20and%20the%20U.S.%20military. (last 99+ visited May 21, 2022) Romans 12:19, ESV https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+12%3A19&version=ESV (last visited May 21, 2022) Browder, Keaton., Liberty Champion: Christians and the Death Penalty, (2021) https://www.liberty.edu/champion/2021/03/opinion-christians-and-the- death-penalty/#:~:text=The%20concept%20of%20capital%20punishment,bear%20the%20sword%20in%20vain. %E2%80%9D (last visited May 21, 2022) cricut TE 11:45 AM 5/30/2022 > X :
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Hey Nylasha,
Thank you for your post about capital punishment and the bible. In both old and new
testaments, capital punishment is allowed. The difference is that in the old testament, it allowed
the death penalty for many crimes, most of which are seen as minor today, while in the new
testament, it insists on ...


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