Anti Death Penalty
Autor: Jeanot • June 21, 2016 • Essay • 674 Words (3 Pages) • 767 Views
People easily agree to impose death penalty law to lessen or prevent crime, they think the death penalty is the solution of unresolved criminality in the community to take away ones’ life easily. They might say but the sentence life was a criminal that deserves of punishment, in this case, the law also commit a crime by taking another’s life as what the criminals had done, so the law has no difference with the criminals. Some of the convicts were just set up for the crime, and what if you are in the situation defending yourself and kill someone would it be fair if you will be sentenced to the death penalty or one of your family member and relatives? Most of the cases of the death penalty are Filipinos in the foreign country who has it death penalty law. Indonesia has its law but they are still the second country of highest illegal drugs that their death penalty law cannot stop. And stating “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth” this statement is from the old testament law during Moses time if we are going to follow the law of Moses we should follow the entire law not just focus on that statement alone because we are now Under by Grace. My opinion is base on a biblical point of view many debaters’ said bible or religion is out of the issue because of its sensitivity. Yes! and that is the reason why people agree to the death penalty because they forget the biblical principle. They might say the bible the word of God is out on this issue the truth is that they don’t have the full understanding of Gods word and afraid to know the truth. It is easy to impose law according to our understanding but not base on God’s word. I am not saying I favor the criminal I also experienced a death of one's relative because of murder, but I have no right to curse the life of murderer to revenge and do the same. It is the Lord who will avenge because he is the life-giver. As a Christian experienced the Grace of God I am also deserving of punishment of death and
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