In a petition for clemency addressed to the president of the United States, they wrote: “The Lord’s will is as announced in the Scriptures, ‘ Thou shalt not kill, ’ and therefore any member of the [International Bible Students] Association so consecrated unto the Lord who would willingly violate his covenant of consecration would forfeit for himself God’s favor, even to his complete destruction.
Mereka menyatakan bahwa Alkitab melarang manusia membunuh sesamanya, jadi siapa pun yang sudah membaktikan diri kepada Allah dan sengaja melanggar hukum - Nya tidak akan diperkenan Allah dan akan dibinasakan.