The Pure Spiritual Science
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from reincarnation, one must understand thoroughly the law of karma, know who we really are and know God as he really is.

For God, all living beings are equal, and as spiritual souls, integral parts of his Person, eternally remain his beloved children. Thus, even if the "outer envelope" the material body in which these souls are incarnated changes into animal, plant or human forms, the soul within each body remains of the same essence and of the same spiritual nature, and that, whatever the material body that it occupies during its successive lives. Therefore, if a human being, for the sole pleasure of his tongue and his stomach, unnecessarily kills other living beings, in this case animals, he then commits a guilty action according to the laws of karma, and will have to thus, in his next life to be reborn in an animal form and to be killed in his turn.

Karmic justice and the death penalty.

Karmic justice takes into account that the soul survives death, which concerns only the body, and reincarnates life after life. In this perspective, it is essential that the guilty person of a murder can atone for this grave act by the sacrifice of his own life. The original scriptures, also called "the true gospel," declare that a man who has committed murder must be hanged, and that his own life must thus be sacrificed as an atonement.

In the past, this system was in force all over the world, but with the advent of atheism, people are eliminating the death penalty. This is not wisdom. The fault of a murderer is very heavy, and that is why, according to the true gospel, it must be killed. By putting a murderer to death, the government shows mercy to him, because if the murderer is not himself killed in this life, he will have to be killed in his future lives, and many suffer as well. many times instead of just one. Since people do not know that there is a future life and do not know more about the complex workings of nature, they invent their own laws; but they should duly consult the prescriptions already established in the holy writings and act in accordance with them.

God had asked Ezekiel to teach the people the art of penance and repentance for the sins committed, to change, to correct their sinful acts and to become better in accordance with the divine laws. This atonement is therefore necessary, and it must correspond to the gravity of the sins committed.

The death penalty is inflicted on a murderer for his good, because if he does not suffer this punishment, he is likely to commit more crimes for which he will have to pay the consequences in his future lives, and suffer much at each existence. That is why it is right that criminals be punished by the king or the government, just as it is

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