Internet Schools Megachurch Pastor with Lesson on Jesus After He Rips Pope for Opposing the Death Penalty
August 06, 2018
Megachurch Pastor Robert Jeffress, a Fox News contributor, got a Bible lesson from the Internet over the weekend after he lashed out at Pope Francis for opposing the death penalty.
<div>In a <a href="https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2018/08/02/180802a.html">declaration last week</a>, the Vatican said that “the death penalty is inadmissible because it is an attack on the inviolability and dignity of the person.”</div><div><p>On Sunday, Jeffress complained about the Catholic Church’s stance.</p><div>“Pope Francis is dead wrong about capital punishment,” he wrote on Twitter. “God has commanded government to use the death penalty to demonstrate the seriousness of murder.”</div><p>Jeffress went on to quote the book of Genesis: “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.”</p></div><blockquote><p dir="ltr">Pope Francis is dead wrong about capital punishment. God has commanded government to use the death penalty to demonstrate the seriousness of murder: “Whoever sheds man’s blood, By man his blood shall be shed, For in the image of God He made man.” — Genesis 9:6</p></blockquote><blockquote>— Dr. Robert Jeffress (@robertjeffress) <a href="https://twitter.com/robertjeffress/status/1026199607494291458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2018</a></blockquote><p>The Baptist pastor was quickly slammed by commenters who pointed out that Jesus rejected retribution as a form of justice.</p><div>“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth,’” Christ <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+5">told his followers in book of Matthew</a>. “But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”</div><div>Read some of the replies to Jeffress below.</div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ec53963862b8db0f4bce16245f79765a" id="77ea2"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026263911115489281"><div style="margin:1em 0">@Nightsights7 @ChrisJonnum @robertjeffress Your issue is with the gospel. Read Matthew 5. Jesus pretty clearly reje… https://t.co/uiXxcjHh0h</div> — The PD stands for Petri Dish (@The PD stands for Petri Dish)<a href="https://twitter.com/pdbiss/statuses/1026263911115489281">1533515358.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="56063be4848a0dda8ff6b5566684e91c" id="93855"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026224361856937984"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress Dude, you paid for an ad to promote vengeance and death. Time to re-evaluate your spiritual priorities.</div> — Dashka Slater (@Dashka Slater)<a href="https://twitter.com/DashkaSlater/statuses/1026224361856937984">1533505928.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="a8303fa05682c40eb635540280a4da59" id="2f64b"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026224553595301888"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress You forget that Christ came to fulfill the old law and bring about a new law. Love thy neighbor. Ve… https://t.co/k6D6Cux6Ld</div> — Brian Timberlake (@Brian Timberlake)<a href="https://twitter.com/Briguythewise/statuses/1026224553595301888">1533505974.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="05a3a8316c49ef32d278872ada4df2c9" id="c897a"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026329490136485888"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress Stop using scripture to justify your ungodly bloodlust, you emaciated racist fool.</div> — Ragnarok Lobster (@Ragnarok Lobster)<a href="https://twitter.com/eclecticbrotha/statuses/1026329490136485888">1533530993.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e243521a94ceef6a302b961e3140267e" id="09040"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026267479860015104"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress I don't know if you heard about this one incident of capital punishment where this one dude from Na… https://t.co/iSS2cFFIww</div> — The Mountain Goats (@The Mountain Goats)<a href="https://twitter.com/mountain_goats/statuses/1026267479860015104">1533516208.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="29ea64fa98343bc24feb29410fc0c819" id="1c1bf"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026254666861109250"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress Hi, how'd that death penalty work for Jesus?</div> — Eric Tiedemann (@Eric Tiedemann)<a href="https://twitter.com/Tiedes59/statuses/1026254666861109250">1533513154.0</a></blockquote></div><div class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="cc150ad76e315a811da7ab25f3ef5f0e" id="b7a6c"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-partner="rebelmouse" data-twitter-tweet-id="1026337308486918144"><div style="margin:1em 0">@robertjeffress Genesis? My God! You haven't even gotten to the good parts!
I'm assuming you haven't read NT part… https://t.co/b4cwWjTsgg</div> — Amanda Blount 🌊 (@Amanda Blount 🌊)<a href="https://twitter.com/amandablount2/statuses/1026337308486918144">1533532857.0</a></blockquote></div>
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