Ultimately with R.C. Sproul

Capital Punishment and the Sanctity of Life

3 min·January 5, 2026
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Should Christians oppose the execution of murderers because it involves the killing of someone made in the image of God? Today, R.C. Sproul explains that the Bible justifies capital punishment in light of the sanctity of life, not in spite of it.

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