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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
In what context--i.e. what part of the bible--do you mean "the sword"? Do you mean "live by the sword die by the sword," or "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."
Either way, I think you'll have a hard time arguing that Christ was in favour of capital punishment. That was more the Romans' thing.
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Neither. Jesus focused on the individual person....which both of those above statements are supposed to be applied towards.
Romans 13: 4
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4For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
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