Is The Death Penalty Biblical?

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley discuss how Christians should think about the death penalty. Questions Covered in This Episode: Is the death penalty biblical? What is the Christian framework for being against the death penalty? Why do we have civil laws? Is the death penalty just? Is it a deterrent? How could you kill an image bearer by any means? How does the civil government wield the sword? How do we regulate the taking of human life for the punishment of a crime? What’s the difference between justice and mercy? Do we tend to overemphasize the therapeutic in this conversation? What is your view on this? Resources Mentioned in this Episode: Genesis 9, Exodus 21, Romans 13:1-4 Training the Church Ministry Cohort C. S. Lewis and the Humanitarian Theory of Punishment “The Politics of Jesus” by John Howder Yoder Knowing Faith Has Therapeutic Language Invaded The Church?

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Is The Death Penalty Biblical? is an episode from Knowing Faith by Training The Church.

This episode is 00:45:26 long.

This episode was published on Feb 19, 2026.

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