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One of the many objections against the death penalty is the woman caught in adultery. They say that Jesus supposedly "abolished" the death penalty in the scenario of Jesus and the adulterous woman. We need to read the whole context and understand it before we can jump to conclusions: 8 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning He came again into the temple, and all the people came unto Him; and He sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto Him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting Him, that they might have to accuse Him . But Jesus stooped down, and with His finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not]. 7 So when they continued asking him, He lifted up Himself, and said unto them, He that is wi...

  Many people just can't read the Bible or understand its context. It's because the Bible is spiritually discerned. One subject that many atheists love to bring up is Achan getting stoned with his "innocent' family in Joshua 7. We can see the effect that it had was that Achan and his family were stoned with him. It doesn't mention a wife which might be because he was probably a widower.  Does the Bible command children to be punished for the sins of their parents? On the contrary, we can read these two verses: Deuteronomy 24:16   The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin .   Numbers 26:10-11    And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, what time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty men: and they became a sign. 11  Notwithstanding the children of Korah died not .  We ca...

Why is the Roman Catholic institution so against the death penalty?  I could still remember the events when the late John Paul II called for an abolition of death penalty worldwide. When he died, his successor the retired Benedict XVI also called for its abolition. I shouldn't be surprised that the first Pope have come from the Jesuit Order. While it's not surprising but I'm still frustrated. The Bible gave the mandate of death penalty against heinous crimes all the while the Roman Catholic institution confuses it for murder.  The excuse has to do with being "pro-life" but I could talk about a bigger reason. While there are some saved believers who are against death penalty because they think life imprisonment will do better justice but the Roman Catholic institution may have other motives. I doubt it these motives have something to do with being pro-life. Rather, I would dare believe that the Roman Catholic institution going against death penalty has somet...

It's getting annoying how politically correct organizations like the Vatican, Amnesty International, Global Thinkers and the United Nations (just to name a few) insist that death penalty for drug dealers is "inhuman". On the contrary, these politically correct organizations are the ones violating the right to life. I would use the Bible to defend my stand to why drug dealers should be among people who can be considered for the death penalty: Exodus 21:23-25 - And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe. Many try to misquote Exodus 20: 13 without knowing the context that death penalty has been ordered in the next chapter. The Hebrew word for kill is "rasah" which translates into murder in the modern day language. Did you know that the Bible actually commands death penalty for murderers? God ordered the death penalty for mur...

I can't help but condemn the Vatican's continued "pro-life" facade. While I can agree with the Vatican on certain issues like the divinity of Christ but I can't agree with them on other issues like how they put too much importance on Jesus' earthly mother Mary or the Rosary. The same goes that I do agree with the use of due process but I can't agree with the Vatican's stand against death penalty. The hypocrisy still sickens me and still sickens me. The Vatican pretends to be the true church that Jesus built based on a severe misinterpretation of Matthew 16:18. It's always been one lie begetting another. The Roman Catholic institution is built on lies from Peter as the supposed first Pope to making Mary a co-mediator to other lies all because Scripture is taken straight out of context. The same goes for their hypocrisy of going against the death penalty. I just can't agree with the Vatican about death penalty because of what the Scriptures ha...

Former Roman Catholic now born again Christian, Philippine Senator Manny Pacquiao, said that death penalty isn't personal but a social issue . The situation itself differentiates revenge and justice. Revenge is personal but justice is social. Somebody may say that the death penalty may not bring back the dead victims to life. I can agree on that one but here's the issue. Death penalty should be and is all about defending society from vile people. It's a deterrent to criminal acts.  Opponents of death penalty love to misquote Exodus 20:13 and forget the rest. The translation "kill" used is actually ratsach in that verse. The Bible which condemns murder also teaches that death penalty must be carried out. Some atheists say that it's negotiable. No, it's not negotiable. The same God who orders you not to commit murder orders you to execute people guilty of crimes against life doesn't contradict Himself. This also includes to false witnesses who cou...

Ecclesiastes 8:11 says, "Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil." I've observed how people today laugh at the Bible as a "book of fables" yet it contains the most practical advice in life. If the Bible is just a book of fables then why try to appeal to law and order when the Bible is a book of law and order? I'd like to talk about Ecclesiastes 8:11's principle of providing proper punishment for any misdeed. It's very common to see how a lot of evil is done in the name of human rights. I could evaluate a few of these stupidities that many countries suffer from today: They can't distinguish authoritarian governments from authoritative governments then wonder why society has no order. They cry foul for sentenced criminals instead of the victims of criminals then wonder why crime is so rampant. They think spanking is child abuse then wonder why...

I'm already getting tired of people who keep going against death penalty because the Bible is taken out of context. Do you know that God ordained the death penalty? As much as I'm a King James only-ist but I do agree that most people don't take the word "kill" in context. Today the word "kill" can be used either in the context of unauthorized killing or murder, killing in the act of self-defense or killing a person who has committed a heinous crime. One must know how certain words are used in context before they jump into conclusions. Many people still use the whole "but innocent people can be executed." to go against death penalty. But do they know a lot of people go to jail or get executed for something that they didn't do because perjury isn't punished with a heavy penalty? I'd like to raise the fact that perjury should never be taken lightly in court. Deuteronomy 19:16-21 talks about that if you're going to lie in cour...

I remembered some few months ago, Pope Francis had called death penalty as "unbiblical". Even when Roman Catholics say they're discerning but many of them don't discern. Many of them act like when a priest says something they do it without discerning. That's very different from born again Christians who are told to discern everything FROM THE SCRIPTURE because you might be misled by a wicked pastor. But most Roman Catholics may just be willing to commit suicide at the mere command of a priest. I'm also talking about some Roman Catholics who oppose certain economic or political policies that may improve a nation's well-being all because the priest told them so. When it comes to conversing with Roman Catholic apologists, I'm not surprised at how often they take Scriptures out of context, they don't bother reading the verses in context, they tend to be very emotional, they react before the other party's finished or reading the posts so I'...

People tell me that I'm "outdated" and worse, some of them even tell me that the Vatican II Council already condemned the death penalty. Sorry but I'm not the Pope's lapdog or papal bootlicker. I'm a born again Christian saved by God's grace from my sins. I don't care what the Pope or the Council of Trent declares because they're  not  the final authority. I believe that the Vatican just wants everyone to forget the atrocities of the Inquisition and the Crusades so they go against death penalty. Many people have their objections that it's barbaric and cruel. So are they saying God who ORDAINED the death penalty is barbaric and cruel? Many say yes God is cruel never mind that many of them HATE holiness. Many of them think that there's no such thing as good or evil and it's relative while they hypocritically cry foul when they're victims of sin. But the reality is death penalty is actually self-defense for the society, not reveng...