That was a warning of the sufferings of eternal darnation, not an endorsement of capital punishment. He was saying that the punishments of hell are so awful that the experience of being killed is preferable.
The one time Jesus did speak in regards to a death penalty, he said "those without sin cast the first stone."
That’s false, Jesus repeatedly debated scripture and not once did he say the NUMEROUS killings in the Hebrew Bible were sinful. Defensive killings has always been justified in the Bible, same with killing to maintain your country. The ONE time Jesus stopped a stoning was of an adulteress, not of a murderer or other heinous crimes.
Jesus came to fulfill the word of God. The killings in the old testament occurred within the old covenant. One doesn't judge post-Christ perfect morality with examples of the old ways. As an additional example, He said divorce had been allowed to the Hebrews because they were "hard of heart", while the Catholic Church doesn't recognize divorce today.
That was a warning of the sufferings of eternal darnation, not an endorsement of capital punishment. He was saying that the punishments of hell are so awful that the experience of being killed is preferable.
The one time Jesus did speak in regards to a death penalty, he said "those without sin cast the first stone."
That’s false, Jesus repeatedly debated scripture and not once did he say the NUMEROUS killings in the Hebrew Bible were sinful. Defensive killings has always been justified in the Bible, same with killing to maintain your country. The ONE time Jesus stopped a stoning was of an adulteress, not of a murderer or other heinous crimes.
He said "let he who is without sin cast the first stone." I think it's pretty clear what He meant.
Jesus came to fulfill the word of God. The killings in the old testament occurred within the old covenant. One doesn't judge post-Christ perfect morality with examples of the old ways. As an additional example, He said divorce had been allowed to the Hebrews because they were "hard of heart", while the Catholic Church doesn't recognize divorce today.
This is hilariously false. Where did Jesus ever once say that? Where did he ever once say killing was never justified?
I haven't claimed that he said no kill is ever justified. Read this comment thread again.