I suggest the perps move into a house next to yours and let you deal with them. Good luck with all that.
I really don’t see your point. Or rather, your comment, while pithy, seems to miss the mark of my original statement.
My initial statement was to the issue of what God’s forgiveness means specifically regarding His expectation of the earthly punishment for those who commit murder. I apologize if it was unclear when I referred to this is as a societal issue (referring to capital punishment); that it is the responsibility of the representatives/leaders of a society that seeks to walk with God. Obviously, an individual taking the society’s responsibilities on himself isn’t really what I was referring to.
Perhaps scripture from the Christian Bible isn’t particularly relevant to you, which is perfectly fine. That is entirely your choice, just as it’s my choice to believe that same scripture. However, considering my statement pertained to this scripture (regarding an earlier post’s reference to God), specifically what God says about those who murder another human being and how a society that walks with God should punish that individual, debating scriptural veracity is moot.
My statement was that God’s forgiveness of a murderer, and a society’s use of capital punishment for that same criminal are not mutually exclusive. Agree with scripture, or not, I hope that clarifies my statement a bit.