When he said "Thou shall not kill" Did he mean any living creature? Please don't think this is funny. The reason I'm asking is I used to be a hunter, and sometimes I feel remorse for any animal that I shot.
2006-09-21 09:26:46 · 22 answers · asked by sluggo1947 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, he was referring to another human being.
God created the "beast of the field" for our purpose.
But, if you hunt, be sure it's an animal you plan to eat. Don't hunt for sport, which is cruel and murder, as far as I'm concerned.
My ex and I used to go varmint hunting in the desert. My boss has a deer lease. Anything he/we shoot, we eat.
If you hunted for the sport, -- that's in the past. Ask God. Don't look back. Press forward. Your past is your past. Don't feel guilty. It's okay.
2006-09-21 09:31:50 · answer #1 · answered by Dianne C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well I am a vegetarian and site that commandment as a reference to those who get all defensive and upset about it.
If God meant only people he would of wrote murder, but then some translations say murder
Bottom line...Bible says....before the flood, NO MEAT check Genesis . After the flood there are an entire set of commandments in Exodus about how to eat meat.
In all of my theological experience. I have come to the conclusion that mass slaughter and torture (like caging and all that) is wrong .
But, if a hunter kills a deer, and feeds his family with it that is the way it is meant to be.
If you feel bad then I believe you have evolved. If you go against that feeling (after you were enlightened) then it is wrong.
2006-09-21 09:37:25 · answer #2 · answered by sweet pea 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is funny....what I do think is funny is how christians try to separate the words "murder" and "kill" as though one is a form of righteous retribution and the other is an act of evil.
This is how they try and justify the bloodlusting rage of their god when the bible god is ripping around the planet slaughtering children...as though there is a good reason to kill children and never a good reason to murder them in cold blood.
Christians use this to excuse their killer god from scenes such as that found in 1 Samuel 15:3....even though the hypocrite bible god says not to murder people, it then turns right around and orders one group of humans to kill another group of humans.
It is kind of like the when these people "hear" voices from heaven telling them to kill abortion doctors...killing those they view as evil is a righteous action, done in the name of their killer god who has instructed them to destroy evil. They feel they should be rewarded for putting a bullet in the head of a non-believer.
Insanity...pure insanity.
2006-09-21 09:41:55 · answer #3 · answered by stephenjames001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't worry about it. If you follow that line of reasoning to it's logical conclusion, then there would be nothing we could eat, since we have to consider that maybe even plant life has a soul or loved by god. I believe the Thou shalt not kill injunction only refers to humans killing humans.
2006-09-21 09:30:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on which translation you read.
Various "Translations" of the 6th Commandment
'Thou shalt not kill any living thing,' for life is given to all by God, and that which God has given, let not man taketh it away. ~Jesus, Gospel of the Holy Twelve, (earliest known recorded words of Jesus)
"Thou shalt not kill." ~Exodus 20:13 Authorized version of King James
"You shall not murder." ~New International Version
2006-09-21 09:31:48 · answer #5 · answered by martin h 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A better translation would be "Thou shall not commit murder." God specifically commands the killing of animals as sacrifices in the Temple, so he can't be that much against it. He commands the execution of criminals. But murder, the killing of someone for greed, lust, or anger, is forbidden.
2006-09-21 09:30:40 · answer #6 · answered by Sifu Shaun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We slaughter animals to eat, right, so I would not consider it killing. When God told us "Thou shalt not kill," that is what He meant. Do not kill people because they are a different colour or because they have a nice car that you want. Self defense is completely a different story however.
2006-09-21 09:30:25 · answer #7 · answered by ironchain15 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If that's the case, then don't worry, you're ok. In Genesis, His first intent was that we should only eat from the plants. But then by Chapter three, He okays eating "from the animals that move on the earth and under the sea".
2006-09-21 09:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by rocken_heimer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
god put animals on earth for our use, thou shall not kill is referring to humans, but also eat meat sparingly is also in the scriptures, the word of wisdom.
2006-09-21 09:30:01 · answer #9 · answered by kimber g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don’t worry about that. He meant human beings. You’ll recall that after being expelled from paradise people hunted and ate animals and even sacrificed them to God. So he’s not tripping about that.
2006-09-21 09:50:42 · answer #10 · answered by inquiringmind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋