He does not bear the sword for nothing is punishment. And no if the government told a christian to worship an idol or sin they do not have to do that. Some examples of this are the 3 men and thee firey furnace and when the apostles Paul and John would not listen to the authorities to stop preaching, paul said "We must obey God rather than men. If an appointed official sins it is not God's fault and it is not a christians duty to follow a sinful command. Capitol punishment is appropriate. Please list a suitable alternative to it that stops a person from ever commiting crimes and fully rehabilitates someone and I will stop supporting the death penalty. But if the alternative has so called Reformed rapists commmiting three more sex crimes and child molesters a whopping four more, than the alternative is not suitable
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