If you were in a position to save some one who is certainly going to die and you are the difference between that life and death.
Here is the twist, you know for a fact that person is a murderer.
Do you save them...yes or no..and why?
2006-08-29 12:32:10 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
That is a good response carrie_mathey, but couldn't you say that God may be judging him then and there?
2006-08-29 12:45:35 · update #1
Very good responses, but here is another twist of fate, that same individual later murders someone close to you. You have this flash in the form of a preminision at the time you are saving them.
Now what do you do?
2006-08-29 12:50:18 · update #2
If God put you there in that senario, then of course you will try to save them. Everyone is a child of God, and we all have sinned. I can't rate my sins as any greater or lesser than even someone who has murdered, because through Jesus Christ I am saved and forgiven. This would also allow me the opportunity to witness to this person and maybe their life could be changed forever.
2006-08-29 12:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would save them. A life is a life. How do we know the person is a murderer? It could be a case of innocent until proven guilty. Unless you have seen the murder, in which case the question would have been motive. It would also depend if my life were in danger if I do save that person. One of the first rules of aiding others is to make sure you are in a safe situation. You can not save others if your own life is in danger. Get rid of the danger and then you can save the other person. That can also apply to weapons in the hands of a murderer.
2006-08-29 19:45:21 · answer #2 · answered by David Y 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is sort of the theme Victor Hugo addressed in Les Miserables. If the priest had not forgiven Jean Val Jean for stealing the silver and protected him from arrest, Jean may never have learned the importance of repentance and redemption. If you save the life of a killer it might be the first act of genuine kindness and compassion he has ever experienced and you might have won another soul for God.However, I would be sorely tempted to withhold my lifesaving attempts if I knew what kind of person he was and I can only hope that God would change my mind in time by reminding me of all my own transgressions.
2006-08-29 19:50:33 · answer #3 · answered by jidwg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not about what they did its about what I do or fail to do. If I get to heaven and St peter and Gandhi ask what I did on earth there not going to want to hear about what other people did, They want to know I did or did not do. So I would have to save the person without judgment.However if I had the chance to save a life or prevent him from murdering again then I would have to let him go. Great question thank you.
2006-08-29 19:44:07 · answer #4 · answered by Rich 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I figure most murderers have been treated without love much of their life. Even if later this person might be put to death via penal system, at least there he/she'll experience at least one act of love.
Besides, who am I to toss a stone? I've done unloving things too. If you include animals and insects, who hasn't intentionally killed a being?
2006-08-29 19:38:13 · answer #5 · answered by Joy_Brigade 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I would. Because if that person is a murderer, that person has not yet known Jesus Christ as ones LORD & Saviour. Since person has murdered, will probably end up in hell.
2006-08-29 19:42:57 · answer #6 · answered by t_a_m_i_l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what the person has done, should make no difference. although my gut instinct is to NOT save a child molester, i should still make the attempt to save them....but not at the expense of a child.
if i can save someone, regardless of their sins or crimes, then i have done a good thing.
sins can be forgiven, crimes must be punished.
-eagle
2006-08-29 19:37:16 · answer #7 · answered by eaglemyrick 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, there has to be some other factors in this situation.
Would I not save him because he has killed someone? NO, I probably would, it is not my job to judge him nor to punish him for his actions.
However, he does deserve to pay for his crime, and if that happens to be in prison or death penalty, then so be it.
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2006-08-29 19:58:35 · answer #8 · answered by royal_crown78 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent question. I'd like to believe that I would save the person. My gut instinct tells me that I would try to save him or her. Who am I to decide who lives and dies?
2006-08-29 19:36:31 · answer #9 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that act could possibly change the course of this person's life. you just have to take the risk that he will never kill again. unless it is against both the bible and the laws of the land.
2006-08-29 19:38:14 · answer #10 · answered by adrian w 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋