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†. Gen 9:6a . .Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his
blood be shed;
The death penalty here in Gen 9:6 is mandatory only for murder; which
Webster's defines as: the crime of unlawfully killing a person; especially with
malice aforethought. The key word in that definition is "unlawfully"
Capital punishment for murder isn't optional. The word "shall" indicates an
edict: and anybody who thinks they're in step with God while actively
opposing the death penalty has another think coming.
Q: Don't you think it's better to lock all murderers away for life rather than
risk taking the lives of those who are innocent?
A: It is never better to disobey God. The first couple did, and you see what
that got them.
Disobedience is on a scale with dark arts and the worship of Shiva and
Vishnu.
"Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying
the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed
than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and
insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. (1Sam 15:22-23)
In war, commanders expect a percentage of casualties by human error
and/or friendly fire; and those kinds of casualties are usually factored in as
acceptable losses. But it isn't wise to turn off a war off just because
somebody might get hurt by friendly fire. Accidents happen; even under
ideal conditions.
It's the same with the war on crime. Just because a percentage of innocent
people get executed for something they didn't do, is no excuse to get in bed
with the Devil and oppose God's edicts as per Gen 9:5-6.
America's justice system, although far from perfect, has a pretty good
batting average. The overwhelming majority of people dead from executions
fully deserved what they got. Only a tiny percentage are victims of error;
and those percentages should always be considered acceptable losses in any
legitimate endeavor to protect domestic tranquility.
†. Gen 9:6b . . For in His image did God make man.
Interesting. So then; indiscriminate killing wasn't banned because it's
immoral, but rather, because it demeans the name of God. Apparently, were
humanity lacking His image, people could go on safari and stalk each other
like game animals and mount human heads as trophies of the hunt.
"People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish, but no
one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it breaks out into
curses against those who have been made in the image of God." (Jas 3:7-9)
James criticized the cursing of humans not because it's immoral, but
because it demeans the name of God.
The image of God lends humanity a measure of divinity that it wouldn't have
otherwise.
"You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory
and honor and put everything under his feet." (Heb 2:7-8)
Without that measure of divinity, humanity would just be another among
many air-breathing species.
Refusal to pursue the death penalty for murder denigrates the sanctity and
dignity of Almighty God. So don't ever let anyone tell you capital punishment
for murder is wrong. No; capital punishment for murder isn't wrong; au
contraire, capital punishment for murder is divine.
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†. Gen 9:6a . .Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his
blood be shed;
The death penalty here in Gen 9:6 is mandatory only for murder; which
Webster's defines as: the crime of unlawfully killing a person; especially with
malice aforethought. The key word in that definition is "unlawfully"
Capital punishment for murder isn't optional. The word "shall" indicates an
edict: and anybody who thinks they're in step with God while actively
opposing the death penalty has another think coming.
Q: Don't you think it's better to lock all murderers away for life rather than
risk taking the lives of those who are innocent?
A: It is never better to disobey God. The first couple did, and you see what
that got them.
Disobedience is on a scale with dark arts and the worship of Shiva and
Vishnu.
"Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying
the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed
than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and
insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. (1Sam 15:22-23)
In war, commanders expect a percentage of casualties by human error
and/or friendly fire; and those kinds of casualties are usually factored in as
acceptable losses. But it isn't wise to turn off a war off just because
somebody might get hurt by friendly fire. Accidents happen; even under
ideal conditions.
It's the same with the war on crime. Just because a percentage of innocent
people get executed for something they didn't do, is no excuse to get in bed
with the Devil and oppose God's edicts as per Gen 9:5-6.
America's justice system, although far from perfect, has a pretty good
batting average. The overwhelming majority of people dead from executions
fully deserved what they got. Only a tiny percentage are victims of error;
and those percentages should always be considered acceptable losses in any
legitimate endeavor to protect domestic tranquility.
†. Gen 9:6b . . For in His image did God make man.
Interesting. So then; indiscriminate killing wasn't banned because it's
immoral, but rather, because it demeans the name of God. Apparently, were
humanity lacking His image, people could go on safari and stalk each other
like game animals and mount human heads as trophies of the hunt.
"People can tame all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and fish, but no
one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil, full of deadly poison.
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it breaks out into
curses against those who have been made in the image of God." (Jas 3:7-9)
James criticized the cursing of humans not because it's immoral, but
because it demeans the name of God.
The image of God lends humanity a measure of divinity that it wouldn't have
otherwise.
"You made him a little lower than the angels; you crowned him with glory
and honor and put everything under his feet." (Heb 2:7-8)
Without that measure of divinity, humanity would just be another among
many air-breathing species.
Refusal to pursue the death penalty for murder denigrates the sanctity and
dignity of Almighty God. So don't ever let anyone tell you capital punishment
for murder is wrong. No; capital punishment for murder isn't wrong; au
contraire, capital punishment for murder is divine.
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