John 8:3-9

(CF. ROMANS 13:4)— Did Jesus repudiate capital punishment in this text? PROBLEM: Passages like Romans 13:4 present a good case for capital punishment, for the passage says, “for it [the government] does not bear a sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the... [ Continue Reading ]

John 8:10

(CF. ROMANS 13:4)— Did Jesus repudiate capital punishment in this text? PROBLEM: Passages like Romans 13:4 present a good case for capital punishment, for the passage says, “for it [the government] does not bear a sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath upon the... [ Continue Reading ]

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