(November 8, 2012 at 12:48 pm)John V Wrote: Is it sinful for people to carry out capital punishment ordered by god?God doesn't single people out to be killed by Christians. Nor did he do it with Jews. He ordered the conquering of lands, which involved the slaying of peoples (such as the Canaanites), but never individuals. If God wants them dead then typically he does it himself.
Christians don't have capital punishment, they're a part of the Old Covenant made with Moses, a yoke which Peter notes the Jews had been unable to bare.