Capital Punishment

When the Arameans came down to get him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, "Strike this people blind, I pray you." And in answer to the prophet's prayer the LORD struck them blind.

Then Elisha said to them: "This is the wrong road, and this is the wrong city. Follow me! I will take you to the man you want." And he led them to Samaria.

When they entered Samaria, Elisha prayed, "O LORD, open their eyes that they may see." The LORD opened their eyes, and they saw that they were inside Samaria.

When the king of Israel saw them, he asked, "Shall I kill them, my father?"

"You must not kill them," replied Elisha. "Do you slay those whom you have taken captive with your sword or bow? Serve them bread and water. Let them eat and drink, and then go back to their master." The king spread a great feast for them. When they had eaten and drunk he sent them away, and they went back to their master. No more Aramean raiders came into the land of Israel.
-2 Kings 6:18-23

So how does this story apply to today? We certainly shouldn't kill prisoners if we already have them captured. Police would only have to do that if a criminal is on the loose and firing shots at people, for example. One would think that since the majority of Americans are Christian, it would be obvious that capital punishment is wrong. However, since the majority of those Americans can't see that abortion is wrong, something deeper has to be addressed first before anyone can really deal with the glaring symptoms on the surface of our society. Whatever it is, those closest to Jesus are going to have to be as they can be to allowing his power to work through them to conquer evil like this.