What are your feelings on the Death Penalty?

Dont ask what a person would do..its a difficult question to answer and the reply would be hypothetical at best..ask instead what a Christian SHOULD do...thats easy..just read the Gospels and Christs Word

So wildhoney, let me get your point correct, A burglar comes in to rape your child, You ignore it and let him ?

This is just allegorical. and a theoretical question.

So its wrong to answer someone screaming for help. You wouldnt do a thing to save someone, you have a fireplace poker and can slam it down on a rapists head but you wouldnt do it.

You are so blind, you dont get it at all, Christianity is a new creation and people messed it up big time

In the Jewish ways a woman or child had to scream and fight for life or they werent raped.

You were to fight the animal with everything you had

Good grief, no one gives a shit about kids anymore.

In every situation one ought to ask oneself what would Christ do? and try toimitate Him

Being Christian isnt easy..its not supposed to be..many are called but few listen..unfortunately Christianity has become in my opinion something different from the originalpure teachings of Christ..few are those inmy opinion that are True to His words

Life is sacred...God gives only God can take away

For all those blind with their imaginary self righteousness

I bet you all cant answer this verse that Jesus spoke

Hypocrites

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.

Matthew 18:6

If you are found guilty of murder you should be removed from the courtroom, taken away and hanged until dead.

No sitting on "death row" for 20 years while your attorney filed appeal after appeal.

And for those who say "what if they didn't really do it"? Should have gotten a better lawyer.

I care about all Life ..

Children dieing in abortion mills or under bombs in war..or from starvation while money is spent on weapons to destroy

Your example Sounds like the Moms who shacked up with some loser boyfriend and allowed that boyfriend to molest their children...

Thats sick

Jesus thinks so too. Hes all for some people drowning if they harm a little one.

But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea. Matthew 18:6

Some people lack any redeeming qualities and are only a menace to society.

Better because the spiritualpunishment would be greater..but did He say to do it to them?

and you said to turn the other cheek so abortion and war really isnt any of your business.

thats rather insulting..

you can defend a position without using violence or taking a life..Christ did

I just wanted you to answer a direct question.. but you avoided talking about a allegorical child each time..

Anyways. I didnt say you were that Mom, I was saying your comment seemed to fit women who thought they were too helpless to do anything

Whereas in nature a animal Mom would kill and fight tooth and nail to protect her young.

What would you prefer to save your body or save your soul?

I almost feel like converting to Judaism, I feel like they are the only ones that understand. They want a Messiah King who improves their way of life, feeds people and protects them

I hate it when criminals have more rights than their victims..

So WH.

who is this verse talking about..?
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The bottomline is that if you read the Gospels its pretty clear..

now you tell me..as a Christian can you take someones life?

quote me Christ authorizing it


..if you can

If His words were applied this world wouldnt be the mess it is...there wouldnt be this suffering in my opinion

its a shambles..a total mess..in my opinion

Read Revelation and explain to me why it says 1/3rds of evil doers die and Jesus makes war

Christians dont even know their own book . and they cannot reason their own

Jesus turns the other cheek, changes his mind and then comes back into the apocalypse where most people die?

I havent a clue..you are the one that knows his scripture..you tell me

Oh, for God's sake. I hardly see where being against the death penalty is the equivalent of sitting and watching your kid get raped.

My point was that sure, there are some evil motherfuckers who really need to die.

But UNFORTUNATELY, the government is piss poor at the job.

Please read about the very, very many exonerated people from death row, especially since DNA science has been elevated.

Now tell me those people should have died because there are evil motherfuckers who really should die.

Is my point clear? Maybe not.

It took me a long time to get around to seeing it this way.

Once its Revelation we can. Once God sounds his last Trump.. than it says a third of humanity dies..

Does it say He kills them?

Well, we have DNA testing now. so can we commence getting some REAL justice?

Put all eligible on a deserted island and let them kill each other!

I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword" (Gospel of Matthew 10:34),

Psalm 2:9
You will rule them with an iron scepter; you will dash them to pieces like pottery."

Revelation 2:27
He will rule them with an iron scepter; he will dash them to pieces like pottery'--just as I have received authority from my Father.

Revelation 12:5 She gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter.

Revelation 19: 11

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and makes war.

By these three plagues-the fire, the smoke, and the sulfur that came out of their mouths-one-third of humanity was killed. -Revelation 9:18

The rest of them were killed with the sword that came out of the mouth of the rider on the horse, and all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh . Revelation 19:21

Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. Revelation 2:16

tis a pity that the ability to quote scripture is not often accompanied by the wisdom to interpret it

I think it should be mandatory for those who think of themselves as "Career Politicians".

you sir are an asshole...what I or anyone else would do when confronted with whatever sick situation you dream up in your head is not the issue here, this thread is about whether or not we want our governments killing it's citizens and I personally do not because the government gets shit wrong so often.

I think its pretty straightforward, So turning the other cheek is literal but everything else is allegory? Who picks and chooses?

So you do not believe in a judgement day?

God can judge because He is without fault

Christ said ..let him who is without sin cast the first stone

He saved a woman that had allegedly been sentenced to death by stoning by the Sanhedrin according to the Law

to waltz around this is picking and choosing imo