Death Penalty

mark mathis (annm@juno.com)
Tue, 05 Nov 1996 21:45:43 EST
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New Testament 
  Just one for now " They bear not the sword in vain"  Read it all see
what you think.
MARK MATHIS
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On Tue, 5 Nov 1996 07:13:29 -0500 dwi@borg.com (Douglas Ingalls) writes:
>>Lastly, grace is for the saints.  Grace is not for fools and 
>criminals.  God 
>>extended mercy to this fool when he said he believed.  God then gave 
>me
>>the faith and only then did God extend grace to me.  God extended it, 
>not 
>>someone with a better scheme.  :-)
>>
>>In Jesus name,
>>Brother Steven
>>
>How easy it is to be Mr. tough guy now that you are saved. All of your
>scripture is OT.
>Adultry was punishable by death. Jesus said if we look at another 
>person
>with lust we commit adultry. Ever been there? If you say no - you lie.
>My point is we are all eligable for the death penalty.
>I believe in tough justice,
>        castrate a rapist
>        remove hands from thiefs
>        beat someone who has beaten
>None of these punishments rob them of a chance at salvation, but they
>certainly would help deter crime and empty the prisons.
>Show some NT support of the death penalty.
>If we are going to obey the OT laws, we have to obey ALL the laws.
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