There are two different types of justice that are explained in the Scriptures: ; passive justice and active justice. In the film Dead Man Walking, Sister Helen, a nun, comforts Matthew, a convicted murderer and rapist, and the tension between her comforting Matthew over the family's loss of their children increases. Sister Helena opposes the death penalty, while the apostle Paul, in Romans 13, does not oppose it. The apostle Paul teaches that we are to live by grace with one another, but Paul also clearly states that we are to obey and respect human government. Passive justice and active justice are examined in Dead Man Walking. Passive righteousness refers to the righteousness that God has given us. This righteousness is given to us because God loved us enough to send his only Son to die on the cross for us. This justice and the actions produced come out of us. These are the actions we commit to perform by virtue of our faith. This refers to the “fruits of the Spirit” that Paul speaks of. Active justice is also known as civil justice. This refers to the actions we choose to take for ourselves. Instead of affecting our relationship with God, they affect our relationships with our neighbors. In this film, Sister Helen believed that some human rights are negotiable, but that there are "basic" human rights that cannot be negotiated. For example, two human rights that the government should not control or act on; the right not to be killed or tortured. She believed that violating these human rights essentially made the government responsible for the same act. His belief raises the question of whether people should be sentenced to death. Romans 13:1-7 clearly teaches that human government is given to us and commanded by God. We must obey and respect the government because the government does not bear the sword in vain, as we would. God is the same yesterday, he is the same today and will be the same forever. His command on the necessity of inflicting capital punishment on those who murder their neighbors has not changed. What Sister Helen doesn't realize is that God is not gray. He gives commandments in black and white and they are to be followed and not turned into something we would rather choose to do or believe. Murder is not taking life in a situation of defending oneself or an army soldier defending one's rights. God gave us. Murder, given these examples, is praised in the Bible. We Christians, in obedience to our God, must bear and support the death penalty..