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In the eyes of god sins do get wiped out. Even Hitler should he have had a death bed conversion would have been forgiven. The consequences for sin do often continue regardless of forgiveness. So yes, I agree with you just phrase it a bit differently. Yes dead people are still dead. But who is the real victim of sin? I say the real victim is God and self.

If in that judgment God wipes away sin do you also consider it wiped away or do continue to condemn?

 

If they were innocent then they did not know that their crimes might lead to death. Unless you are saying that they committed one crime but were put to death for a different crime that they were innocent of.

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Me too.

Prison then would be an equal deterrent.

I'm not so sure about that solution but I agree that the prisons should not be a drain on the system.

I would prefer that that child's parents pay for him. Or a charity. And if the prisons were self-supporting then we would never have to sacrifice the one for the other.

Justice does need to be served. Whether through death or through jail time it will still be served. And if we have a system that is as good as it can be then I don't really care which penalty is paid.