Capital punishment, it's in the Old Testament law. It seems biblical and I support it. But I bring forth the following the examples from Scripture about murderers who didn't receive the death sentence:
Cain, he murdered Abel. God didn't kill him. Why?
-Maybe it was because God wanted to show His mercy.
-Or maybe it's because staying alive was greater punishment for Cain then death would be. (Gen. 4:13 Cain said to the Lord, “My punishment is too great to bear!
14 “Behold, You have adriven me this day from the face of the ground; and from Your face I will be hidden, and bI will be a vagrant and a wanderer on the earth, and cwhoever finds me will kill me.” New American Standard Bible)
David, he murdered Urriah, God didn't kill him. Why?
-Maybe it's because David repented
-Maybe it's because of David's humility, or
-Maybe it was because David was God's anointed
The fact is, we don't know. But of course, God knows and He knows best. But how are judges to rule when a murderer repents, today? Are they to make an exception from the direct command to kill the killer? No, I don't think so. God granted mercy (as He has done for all of us) be He commands us to put to death those who took it upon themselves to end the lives of others. In so saying, I must clarify that when one approaches a murder case, one must use extreme care in rendering the death penalty. One innocent man/woman convicted is one too many. Also, I've learned through various circumstances to pray for those in death row. Not only for their salvation, but for their families. I've been following the story of a murderer in Illinois who was recently convicted for a crime he committed in 2002. He killed four people. He is a violent, and evil man but his mother was quoted as saying she loved him. Often I forget that, as much as I want the murderer to convicted, I forget that they have a family too. A family who loves them. Oh, how tragic murder is! How tragic death without Christ is! Let us end therefore in saying, "Come quickly Lord Jesus. Amen."
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