God is wholly righteous and Holy. It is He who dictates the order of things. Who are you people to judge the motives and actions of God?
Were you there when God planned the creation of the heavens and the earth?
Were you there when God created the angels?
Where were you when God was at the beginning?
Where will you be when this earth and heaven pass away?
Unlike men, God does not see sin in varying degrees. A liar who is unsaved will go to hell with a murderer who is unsaved, with a homosexual who is unsaved, and with an adulterer who is unsaved, etc, etc, etc.
I'm willing to bet that the ones who are against the death penalty have not been a victim of any of the heinous crimes we talked about here.
Capital punishment is not about vengence........it's about justice!
Simple!
Why shouldn't murderers, rapists and child molesters die?
It's not like they are taken out back and shot immediately following the trial (what I would prefer) so they have a chance to find salvation with Christ.
As with any sin, there are consequences. This is nothing new. God is not mocked, what a man sows, he also reaps!
Life in prison is a slap in the face to the surviving family and victims who deserve justice. They have a life sentence of the repercussions brought about due to the evil acts of the criminals.
Let them deal with God!
God warned us about "other" religions. Paul laid out for us in the NT what the gospel of Jesus Christ is and what it is not. Jesus left us with the Holy Spirit who helps us to discern scripture and see the truth of God.
There is always going to be those who say that they have the answers, but they rely on their own intelligence or experience. If you ignore what God says just because you don't agree with it, doesn't give you license to say that it's wrong. God hasn't been inconsistent with those other religious texts, man has. God has said that His words are spirit and life. It's not just the written or spoken words that have an impact, but the application of these words that bring forth truth and life. These are not my claims about God, but God's claims about Himself, and I take it by faith. My relationship with God is not rooted in religion, but a real and tangible relationship with the Savior, Jesus Christ. By faith, I believe He has paid the price of my sin and was ressurected. As a disciple of Christ, I must tell you about the saving grace of Jesus Christ, but I can't make you believe it. I can point you to the Bible so that you can read God's word for yourself, but I can't make you read it or understand it.
Humble yourself before God and ask Him for wisdom. Your very soul is at stake.
But don't take my word for it. Take God's word for it!
