Capital Punishment:
The following quotes from the Old and New Testament make it clear that capital punishment is sanctioned by God:
Old Testament:
Genesis 9:5
5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every
beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man's
brother will I require the life of man.
Genesis 9:6
6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image
of God made he man.
Exodus 21:12
12 ¶ He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.
New Testament:
Matthew 15:4
4 For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that
curseth father or mother, let him die the death.
Romans 1:28
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in [their] knowledge, God
gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
Romans 1:29
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness,
covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity;
whisperers,
Romans 1:30
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil
things, disobedient to parents,
Romans 1:31
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection,
implacable, unmerciful:
Romans 1:32
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are
worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do
them.