Death Penalty

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Domingo Carlos wrote:
> 
> DI > Show some NT support of the death penalty.
> 
> RAY> Two thieves crucified next to Jesus.....(St. Matthew)
> 
> When these two thieves were crucified, the NT did not exist.  There
> was no New Testament until after the death Jesus Christ.  Hold on!
> I'm not talking about Matthew 1:1 being the beginning of the New
> Testament.  Malachi being the Old Testament and Matthew being the
> New Testament is strictly for convenience.
> 
> When I say New Testament, I'm talking about the dispensation of grace,
> about the Gospel of Christ being our salvation.
> 
> A testament cannot come into effect without the death of the testator, > in this case Jesus Christ.

True...OK...almost all of the Apostles were put to death...that's surely
after the death of the testator. Though they did not commit any crimes,
and their deaths were unjustified, they were still recipients of the
death penalty.

: )