Death Penalty

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Carlos  read romans 13
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On Fri, 8 Nov 1996 00:19:57 -0800 (PST) Domingo Carlos
<domingoc@leland.Stanford.EDU> writes:
>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, 
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>about the Gospel of Christ being our salvation.  
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>A testament cannot come into effect without the death of the testator, 
>in 
>this case Jesus Christ.
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