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The issue of the death penalty has long been a constant debate among Christians. One side justifies capital punishment from its biblical origins as retribution of wrongdoing, while others argue against the practice, maintaining a holistic pro-life stance. The death penalty is advocated for in the bible, but Christians should not support the existing deathContinue reading “OPINION: CHRISTIANS AND THE DEATH PENALTY”

Each Christian has to choose whether or not they believe in the death penalty. We must remember that God’s justice is not our justice, and just as we are a fallen world so too are our systems and the reasons they exist. Vivian BrickerContributing Writer202120 Sep The death penalty is a popular topic today asContinue reading “How Should Christians Respond to the Death Penalty?”

Several years ago Dan Van Ness, then president of Justice Fellowship wrote A Call to Dialogue on Capital Punishment. It was not meant to take sides on the death penalty, but rather explore some of the important issues raised by the various sides. This article is excerpted from Dan’s monograph. Dan now works with PrisonContinue reading “THE DEATH PENALTY”

ContextThe Testimony of Two or Three Witnesses…Then the rest of the people will hear and be afraid, and they will never again do anything so evil among you. You must show no pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, and foot for foot. Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary19:15-21 Sentence shouldContinue reading “Deuteronomy 19:21”

June 20th Have you come to “when” yet? And the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. Job 42:10. The plaintive, self-centred, morbid kind of prayer, a dead-set that I want to be right, is never found in the New Testament. The fact that I am trying to be rightContinue reading “My Utmost for His Highest”