Modern Science and the Death Penalty

In ancient Israel the Law that God transmitted through Moses set the death penalty for certain serious offenses. However, the Law also provided for impartial judging, eyewitness testimony, and limits against corruption (no bribe taking and they were not to have different justice for the poor and the rich). The judges were to be devout men and were held accountable to God himself! As a result there were safeguards against abuses of the death penalty.

 

Today no government on this earth truly represents divine justice as ancient Israel did. But governments do in many ways act as God’s agents, in that they preserve a measure of order and stability and provide needed public services. They have the right to punish criminals -- even with death but do they have the ability? 

 Without the help of science Ronald Keith Williamson would still be in jail.