Topical Studies
What the Bible says about Capital Punishment as Deterrent
(From Forerunner Commentary)
God makes provision for an accidental or carelessly caused death. Yet if the murder was premeditated, the state executed the murderer. It made no determination of his sanity. Of course he was insane! Ascertaining a person's sanity in no way alleviates the loss to the victim's family or pays the murderer's debt to society. Capital punishment at least gives a sense of justice done and supplies a measure of deterrent if it is swiftly, consistently, and fairly administered.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Sixth Commandment (Part One) (1997)Related Topics: Accidental Death | Accidental Killing | Capital Punishment | Insanity | Murder | Premeditated Killing
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