Is all killing a Sin..? NO?

Question

1Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you.

4For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience. 6This is also why you pay taxes, for the authorities are God's servants, who give their full time to governing. 7Give everyone what you owe him:

Answer 1

I believe we are to support our government and be subject unto them. This includes military support.

Throughout biblical history wars have been fought and commanded to be fought in Gods name. He blessed the righteous to victory.

The will of God is what is important in the situation of killing.

In the case of capitol punishment it is best for one who takes anothers life to have his life taken as well. This Christian principle allows the person to pay retribution for the life he has taken and will be helpful for them in the repentance process and in preparing for judgment.

Answer 2

That is a scripture from the NIV of the bible. The KJV says different. in Romans 13. Governing authorities meaning Elders of the Church. Paying Taxes means owe man no dues. The NIV has been tampered with do not trust it. Now back to your question. Killing is wrong no matter what way you look at it. Thou shalt not kill. Vengence is mine so sayeth the Lord. We are human beings though. Our emotions sometimes get the better of us. For instance, A man breaks into your house one night and rapes and kills your son or daughter. What would you do if you caught him? I am a human being and I would not acknoledge right from wrong at that time. I would torture and destroy this demon possessed man in a single heartbeat without even thinking twice about it. Would this bring my loved one back and end the pain? No absolutely not. And I would have broken one of the ten commandments. It is such a hard issue to deal with and all of those whom say that they would never kill someone can't truely 100% answer that question until they are faced with a justifiable reason to take someones life. We are only human and it is the flesh that cries out for wrath.

Answer 3

Go AMy * ,she seemed to get it correct, all religions give us a reason or theory, but when it all comes down to it the nature of our humanity will dictate out actions in a situation where Amy * stated. as far as killing someone by ill intention or caused accidentally caused by a chain of events, example driving while drunk or reckless, the decision to act without concern for the people around you must fall in line with intent, the excuse that the main objective was not to kill a person should be dismissed since we should all be held responsible for the outcome our bad decisions create. I believe this includes ABORTIONS because our bad decision to not use protection against pregnancy will then result in the Killing of a life.

Answer 4

I think the answer is no. If you could stop a rapist, a serial killer, or some other terrible act from occuring by shooting that person dead...why would we not do it??

The death penalty gets a lot of play because it is considered somehow less humane than locking someone up for the rest of their lives. Twisted logic in my mind, but of course there are people who like the thought of someone suffering eternally (you know who they are).

My point is this, we would not hesitate to shoot a rabid dog (a.k.a. Atticus Finch), but when confronted with rabid people, we hesitate and it's a good sign that we do. We do not want to kill, nor should we ever WANT to kill, but we also have to be wise enough to know that in order to protect innocent lives, we must be prepared to kill those human beings who prey upon us for the most evil self gratifications.

And in protecting ourselves by their elimination, we do not kill their souls. We simply send them to a higher court for final processing.

Answer 5

Islam does not believe in killing the infidels; rather it believes in conveying the “message of peace”. The word “Islam” itself is derived from the Arabic word: “salam”, which means peace. Thus, the word that stands for the religion of God, Islam, it means the peace that can be attained in this life and in the life to come through submitting to God's will. Islam believes that all the prophets taught this very same idea of submitting to one God.

If Islam was simply killing and terrorizing, how could it ever become a world religion, if one man in Mecca originally preached it? Do you think that force can spread a religion and make it survive the vicissitudes of fourteen centuries? Right at this moment, in spite of all the hostile propaganda unleashed against Islam, it is the fastest growing religion, a fact acknowledged by friends and foes alike. You need to refer to the original sources of Islam, in order to know what it really is. The stereotypes, presented by the media about Islam, which might really be misleading, simply affect so many people.

In fact, others than those whom were charged by the crime could have been behind the September 11th attacks. This is if the evidence is ever exhaustively examined. Note that Osama is still considered the "prime suspect". Still, the media is at the disposal of forces, least interested in the truth.

Please consider the following facts, before you judge:

1. The Washington Post reported that a number of U.S. commentators, including former CIA Director R. James Woolsey, have argued that the sophistication of the attacks required sponsorship beyond the logistical capabilities of bin Laden’s al-Qaida network and that, more scrutiny must be given to other involvements.

2. On September 20th, the FBI said that it had doubts about the identities of some of the hijackers. On the very same day, President George Bush said, "We know exactly who these people are and which governments are supporting them." It sounds as though the president knew something that the FBI and the American public didn't.

3. It is indeed a bit preposterous to believe that the man living in the stone age conditions, in the mountain caves of Afghanistan, masterminded or managed the September 11th attacks, from over there by remote control!

4. It is said that the US has no dearth of enemies, so please read the following quote about September 11th: "... it could have been well signed by the ghosts of the victims of America's old wars. These are the millions killed in Korea, Vietnam and Cambodia, the 17,500 killed when Israel - backed by the US - invaded Lebanon in 1982, the 200,000 Iraqis killed in Operation Desert Storm, the thousands of Palestinians who have died fighting Israel's occupation of the West Bank. Let alone the millions who died, in Yugoslavia, Somalia, Haiti, Chile, Nicaragua, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Panama, at the hands of terrorists and dictators in numerous genocides, supported by the American government, which trained, bankrolled and supplied them with arms. This is actually far from being a comprehensive list." (Arundhati Roy: The Algebra of Infinite Justice, September 29, 2001 - The Guardian)

For the above reasons, to pin the attacks on Islam is untenable. Even if some Muslims were involved in those attacks, this is no reason to blame Islam. It is exactly as we cannot blame Christianity for the attacks on innocent men, women and children in Afghanistan. This is despite the fact that Bush is a Christian, who initially called the present war "a crusade". Yet the "War on Terror" is going on; and there seems to be no let up.

Someone recently said that if Osama bin Laden did not exist, America would have invented him. Still, in a way, America did invent him. He was among the mujahideen who moved to Afghanistan in 1979, when the CIA commenced its operations there. Bin Laden has the distinction of being created by the CIA and being wanted by the FBI! In the course of a fortnight after the attacks, he was promoted from suspect to prime suspect and then, despite the lack of any real evidence, straight up the charts to being "wanted dead or alive"!

Bush's declared that the reason for attacking Afghanistan was that the Taliban didn't hand over Osama to him; and they had demanded evidence, still Bush treated that reasonable demand with disdain. Now Bush says that getting one man (Osama) cannot be a reason for this war, yet the war must continue. As for "the civilized world" that supports Bush's war, it doesn't see anything wrong in that!

Well.. Norman, I am not sure of these points would help realise who exactly believes in killing infidels and who is being really killed! I hope some of these points would serve as some keys for you to start searching by your self for the real truth.

Salam and keep well.

Answer 6

why r you asking a question and then giving your own answer.taking another persons life is wrong no matter how U look at it.god said love your neighbor as yourself if all of us did that----every man woman and child there would be no need for killing sin has over took this world and the 2nd comming of christ will be soon.all murderers will have their place in the lake of fire no excuses

Answer 7

I am very interested in this subject. So many are so gung ho about killing in self defense. When I was fifteen my father loaded a rifle and gave me the green flag to shoot someone who was supposedly coming to my house. As I sat there, extremely conflicted, it occured to me that I could never pull that trigger. I wouldn't have been able to live with myself. Could you?

Answer 8

It totally depends on the situation. Indiscriminate killing is a sin. Killing for sufficient reason (i.e. 'justifiable homicide') is not a sin.

Answer 9

yes except for self defense

Answer 10

YES, the bible says you live by the sword, you die by the sword, no exception.