The Death Penalty

Thank you for your timely response. I would like to ask that you don't post your argument Friday as I will be gone Saturday and Sunday and don't want to be rushed Monday. <<(NOTE: Please let me know of some unbeneficial effects as I asked before. Thanks!)>> I don't wish to give you your own arguments. The rest of your quotations from the Bible say do not kill. However, this is the King James' Version and so the translations can be disputed. The King James Version is the translation of a translation of a translation and so the meaning of certain words could be misinterpreted or wrong. By "do not kill" I believe Jesus meant "do not murder." < > God is never changing and to follow only some of his laws is to sin and go to hell. Whether the old or new testament, we must follow the rules that he laid down for us or face the consequences. God tells us not to murder: Exodus 20:13 You must not murder. God tells us to kill in certain circumstances: Exodus 21:12 Anyone who assaults and kills another person must be put to death. Exodus 21:13 But if it was simply an accident permitted by God, I will appoint a place of refuge where the slayer can run for safety. Exodus 21: 14 However, if someone deliberately kills another person, then the slayer must be dragged even from my altar and be put to death. Exodus 21:15 Anyone who strikes father or mother must be put to death. Exodus 21:16 Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves. Exodus 21:17 Anyone who dishonors father or mother must be put to death. And on and on and on... The point is that God's will and morals never change like society's will and morals. He is omnibenevolent Lord of all things. Here are quotes from the new testament where Jesus says the Laws of Moses still stand, or an instance of God killing, etc. Matthew 5:17 Don't misunderstand why I have come. I did not come to abolish the law of Moses or the writings of the prophets. No, I came to accomplish their purpose. Matthew 11:20-24 Then Jesus began to denounce the towns where he had done so many of his miracles because they hadn't repented of their sins and turned to God. "What sorrow awaits you, Korazin and Bethsaida! For if the miracles I did in you had been done in wicked Tyre and Sidon, their people would have repented of their sins long ago, clothing themselves in burlap and throwing ashes on their heads to show their remorse. I tell you, Tyre and Sidon will be better off on judgement day than you. And you people of Capernaum, will you be honored in heaven? No, you will go down to the place of the dead. For if the miracles I did for you had been done in wicked Sodom, it would still be here today. I tell you, even Sodom will be better off on judgement day than you." Matthew 15:4-7 "For instance, God says ,'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.' But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,'Sorry, I can't help you. For I have vowed to give God what I would have given you.' In this way, you say they don't need to honro their parents. And so you cancel the word of God for the sake of your own tradition. You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote," Mark 7:9-11 Then he said, "You skillfully sidestep God's law in order to hold on to your own tradition. For instance, Moses gave you this law from God: 'Honor your father and mother,' and 'Anyone who speaks disrespectfully of father or mother must be put to death.' But you say it is all right for people to say to their parents,'Sorry, I can't help you. For I have vowed to give to God what I would have given you. Acts 12:23 Instantly, an angel of the Lord struck Herod with a sickness, because he accepted the people's worship instead of giving glory to God. So he was consumed with worms and died. 1 Corinthians 3:17 God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God's temple is holy, and you are that temple. 1 Corinthians 10:9-10 Nor should we put Christ to the test, as some of them did and then died from snakebites. And don't grumble as some of them did, and then were destroyed by the angel of death. So obviously, the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Bible as a whole says that in certain instances killing is alright. Good luck!