Whenever you bring up the subject of capital punishment, you can always count on a lively discussion with plenty of opinions offered - along with lots of questions.
Capital punishment is meant to be a deterrent to crime, specifically murder.
During these years, capital punishment was abolished in most states and then reinstated with new guidelines. During the years that capital punishment was not allowed, murders began to rise. But the concept of capital punishment did not originate with men. For that reason, only the death of the murderer can satisfy God's justice. In order to preserve justice and maintain peace and order on earth, God established the death penalty and the institution that is to administer it - civil government.