Is The Death Penalty Biblical?

Episode Summary:

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how Christians should think about the death penalty.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Is the death penalty biblical?

• What is the Christian framework for being against the death penalty?

• Why do we have civil laws?

• Is the death penalty just? Is it a deterrent?

• How could you kill an image bearer by any means?

• How does the civil government wield the sword? How do we regulate the taking of human life for the punishment of a crime?

• What’s the difference between justice and mercy?

• Do we tend to overemphasize the therapeutic in this conversation?

• What is your view on this?

Resources Mentioned in this Episode:

• Genesis 9, Exodus 21, Romans 13:1-4

• Training the Church Ministry Cohort

• C. S. Lewis and the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment

• “The Politics of Jesus” by John Howder Yoder

• Knowing Faith Has Therapeutic Language Invaded The Church?

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