Two of the most important scripture verses are found in Genesis 1:25-27 which states that "we are all made in his image and that we are all his children whom he loves. . ."and Genesis 9:6 which states clearly that "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image." These two verse seem contradictory. One sounds like it is for capital punishment yet doesn't that in fact contradict the first verse? Isn't capital punishment the killing of one of God's children made in his image. But does that mean in capital punishment we are allowed to execute a man in God's image? Well one side of this debate may shock you. By using God's word as the basis of the argument many Christians have come to the conclusion that capital punishment is justifiable. For these people, capital punishment is not a matter of choice or opinion poll, or even a governmental court issue. It is God's requirement. God established the death penalty for willful murder and in Moses time the death penalty was prescribed for eighteen different offenses: murder (Exodus 21:12-14);causing the death of a pregnant woman, and harming her child in any way in the process (Exodus 21:22-25); the rape of a married woman (Deut.22:25-29); kidnaping (Exodus 21:16); and rebelling or striking against a parent (Exodus 21:15 and Deut.21:18-21) Capital Punishment in the manner that God intended it to be was provided for the protection of his children from the unlawful. This fact is made perfec

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