Christian views of the death penalty.

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Christians believe that everyone should have a chance to change.  The New Testament teaches us to forgive one and other. An example of this is the women caught in adultery “Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. What do you say? They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. He straightened up and said the sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone. Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you? No one, master. Neither do I," said Jesus. "Go on your way. From now on, don't sin.” Mark 8. As Christians we learn that Jesus tries to show up all compassion, he accepts that the person has done something wrong, but he knows that everyone has the right to be forgiven. Jesus teaches us that we should rather punish someone rather take another life. The church teaches us that all life is sacred and none should be taken. He knows that only himself can judge he was born without sin, he knows if he wanted to he could kill the women, but he offered her a chance to return “Does anyone commend you? Neither do I”

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Some Christians believe that the death penalty is wrong. They believe that vengeance and revenge is wrong, Jesus taught us to turn the other cheek. He did not want us to hate our enemies.

However Some Christians agree with the death penalty and say that in Matthew’s gospel he says “an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth a life for a life” meaning that if someone is to kill you then you have the right to kill him, but in the death penalty an executioner is chosen to kill the convicted. But if the executioner kills ...

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