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1. Homicide. The basic sanction against murder is contained in Genesis 9:6: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.”. Since murder is a crime against God, in whose image man was created, it demands the extreme penalty of capital punishment.
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Wickedness in the World - When human beings began to...
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Romans 13:1-14 ESV / 2 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment.
When a sentence against a crime isn't carried out quickly, people are encouraged to commit crimes. Good News Translation Why do people commit crimes so readily? Because crime is not punished quickly enough. International Standard Version Whenever a sentence for a crime is not carried out swiftly, the human mind becomes determined to commit evil ...
Deuteronomy 19:15 ESV / 5 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. “A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.
1 Peter 4:15. ESV But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. NIV If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. CSB Let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler. NLT If you suffer, however, it must not be for murder ...
He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having charge of the moneybag he used to help himself to what was put into it. Jesus said, “Leave her alone, so that she may keep it for the day of my burial. For the poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me.”.
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Feb 7, 2022 · Answer. Punitive justice places an emphasis on punishment as the best way to deter crime. The goal of punitive justice is that lawbreakers suffer the pain of punishment and determine to avoid it in the future, while onlookers will decide not to commit criminal acts so as to avoid similar treatment. In some cases, such as the death penalty, the ...