What is meant by "the state is not god"?

In this context, the guest is referring to the fact that only God can determine the time of life and death, that the state, courts, or government, do not have the right to supercede in matters of death. Thus, the guest is citing his belief that capital punishment is not justice, but rather murder. 

What is meant by “the state is not god” ?

Do you think the lawyer is right that the “death sentence and the life sentence are equally immoral?” Why or why not ?

Do you think the lawyer is right that the “death sentence and the life sentence are equally immoral?” Why or why not ?