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10 sty 2022 · Jesus never told us Christians to support the death penalty. The Holy Bible even encourages us not to go to heathen courts for justice but to handle our own affairs within the church family and to even be willing to be wronged instead of going to unbelievers for justice.
BIG IDEA: THE UNJUST TRIAL BEFORE CAIAPHAS PROVIDES JESUS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLEARLY AFFIRM HIS MESSIANIC IDENTITY. INTRODUCTION: Daniel Doriani: The Jewish leaders sought Jesus’ death, nothing less. To reach this goal, they needed to convict him of a capital offense.
6 sie 2024 · Should Christians support the death penalty? This debate has divided believers for years, as both sides of the argument find solace in different biblical interpretations. In this article, we will tackle this contentious issue from a biblical perspective, aiming to provide a balanced viewpoint.
14 wrz 2023 · Jesus is called the Lamb of God and the Last Adam. These two titles help us understand how Jesus’ death paid the penalty for our sin. As the Lamb of God, He fulfilled the Law as the perfect sacrifice. As the last Adam, Jesus brought life to all who believ...
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AND COVENANT JUSTICE IN THE TEACHING OF JESUS: A DEATH PENALTY MORATORIUM In the Gospel of John we find the only instance where Jesus addresses directly the question of the death penalty, the story of “the woman caught in adultery” (Jn. 8:2-11). 6 This story, as will become clear, depicts Jesus acting to fulfill God’s ...
5 lut 2009 · The statement of the Jewish authorities to Pontius Pilate in John 18. 31b, ‘It is not lawful for us to kill anyone’, is commonly regarded as a key to the historical reconstruction of the trial and execution of Jesus.
17 gru 2020 · The death penalty does execute a number of innocent people each year—about 4% of those executed are innocent. (Jesus himself was a victim of an innocent man being wrongly killed at the hand of capital punishment.) The death penalty is essentially useless in deterring violent crime.
