What Does The Bible Say?
Who does the Bible say has the right to take life?
Gen 9:6
" ""Whoever sheds man's blood, By man his blood shall be shed; For in the image of God He made man."
Deu 32:39
" 'Now see that I, even I, am He, And there is no God besides Me; I kill and I make alive; I wound and I heal; Nor is there any who can deliver from My hand."
Psa 31:15
" My times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, And from those who persecute me."
Rom 13:4
" For he is God's minister to you for good. But if you do evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain; for he is God's minister, an avenger to execute wrath on him who practices evil."