This Bible Verse Changes the Death Penalty Debate | Difficult Passages #17
Sean McDowell
apologetics
June 21, 2026
It's one of the most-cited passages in the Christian case for capital punishment. But is the verse actually establishing the death penalty as a creation principle, or is it addressing a specific ancient context that doesn't map cleanly onto modern societies with prisons and due process?
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