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To: truth_seeker
Does the person making this post believe in the death penalty?

Yes I do.

I don't believe that shedding your blood, though, atones [reconciles you to God] for your sin.

The concept of atonement by Jesus Christ is 100% fine. Atonement as an English word was developed by English reformer William Tyndale in the 1500s. It came from putting together three words - at - one - ment -- being at one/reconciled.

Having your blood shed for murder doesn't reconcile you to anyone.

11 posted on 06/17/2010 6:42:17 PM PDT by Colofornian (The Lds Lament: If only the 'Restoration' had occurred in a 'Once upon a time' era...)
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To: Colofornian

“Yes I do.”

Good. You agree with the Utah civil law.

Mormonism has nothing to do with this execution.


18 posted on 06/17/2010 6:48:07 PM PDT by truth_seeker
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To: Colofornian

So what does this have to do with the execution? Nothing ; just an excuse to blast a persons faith.


20 posted on 06/17/2010 6:51:49 PM PDT by BlueMoose
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actually when that ladey was executed a few years ago for a murder that she had paricipated in when she was just a teenager...

While in prison she had been saved and was now a Christian

They gave her the injection I think..

She died and went to Heaven to be with God..

But the chances of this guy goiung to heaven to be with god are next to zero..

Being shot and executed and shedding your ownb blood in some pagan blood atonement ritual is not Christian or Biblical and is not going to do it for him...

He could bleed out and he would not be “atoned”

His own blood cannot save him...

Only the Blood that Jesus shed on the Cross when he died on the Cross to save us is the Blood that god will accept as a sacrifice for anyones sins...

The Blood of Jesus has the power to save everyone even a murderer...

The Blood of Jesus covers every sin...even murder...

Someone needs to tell that man that Jesus has already shed the necessary blood for his “atonem,ent” and that if he believes in Jesus and repents of his sin and calls on Jesus BEFORE he dies, he will be saved...

If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Romans 10:9


27 posted on 06/17/2010 6:58:18 PM PDT by Tennessee Nana
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