Thanks - I forgot about that passage. Too true . . .
i understand your feelings. years ago i heard a pastor on the radio give a sermon regarding the issue which changed my outlook. the essential point; that it was the
state, thru the court system, due process, juries, appeals, etc. that executed the perp.....
biblical examples of the "execution" of the "unrighteous" (criminals, in this context) abound.