This is just an example because I want to understand Christianity a little better. I'm not Christian, and don't try to convert me please. I believe in The Matrix concept a little modified though. Anyways, let's say someone was about to kill someone and your only option to stop them was to kill them. You're in a church, and there's a dude about to stab a priest. You're a cop and you have a gun. You kill the guy trying to stab the other guy. Is it a sin? I think it is because thou shalt not kill and blah de blah...But should you ask for forgiveness if you did it for a good reason?
razor
2006-10-19 04:13:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
OK so from now on people will need to know it is thou shalt not murder. But here's another example. I think that Thou shalt not steal is also a commandment...What if you were stealing for yourself so you didn't starve? What if you stole so your family didn't starve?
razor
2006-10-19 04:21:53 · update #1
No, a sin is a sin and murder is murder. This is one of the reasons that Christianity is morally bankrupt.
2006-10-19 04:15:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
In the case of the cop, the police officer would actually be justified because the Word of God gives him authority...For it is written of "governing authorities" such as police, “…he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.” Killing is sometimes justified (such as in the Old Testament when God commanded people to go to war, etc....though under the New Covenant, we are generally commanded to "turn the other cheek"). However, murder is never justified.
In the more general sense of whether or not it is ok to sin if intentions are good, the answer is no according to the word of God. For example, in the Bible we read that King Saul went on a mission for the Lord but instead of destroying everything as the Lord commanded, He brought back some of the best of their cattle, etc to make a sacrifice for the Lord. The prophet Samuel rebuked him saying, “Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice and to heed is better than the fat of rams. For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance like the evil of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king.”
2006-10-19 11:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by whitehorse456 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Great question razor I'll give you another example; "I love my friend very much and I want to help her, I'm going to help her pay for her abortion, after all my intent is to help my friend". No...No good can ever come from an evil act. "But I'm sincere " well, you can be sincerely wrong as you can be sincerely right.
A mother to be is in the hospital and in the intent of saving the
mothers life the baby dies. An abortion took place, yes but was not willed he was trying to save the mothers life.
In your example one would have to know the intent of the officers heart to kill out of vengeance or hatred of the perpetrator or
the willful intent to save the priests' life. Hope this helped
2006-10-19 11:59:07 · answer #3 · answered by Gods child 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Christians are not held to the requirements of the Mosaic law principle of "thou shalt not murder." We are held to the NT law of Jesus Christ, who tells us to "love one another, just as I have loved you." (John 13) Since the murder of an innocent person is an unloving act, we are prevented from doing this under New Covenant law.
In the case of killing an innocent person, however, it's important to look to the OT for guidance, since it points us to how Jesus would react to a Christian in this scenario. In the OT, the Jews were given six cities (called "Cities of Refuge") to which they could flee if they unintentionally killed anyone; this would protect them from being stoned to death as atonement for spilling another person's blood. You can read about the cities in Numbers 35:9-34.
Christians understand that these cities were symbols of the love, protection and forgiveness of Jesus Christ to those who accept Him as Lord and Savior.
Keeping this in mind, I do not believe the Christian's act in this instance is "unloving," since an innocent person's life is saved; the Christian is absolved from guilt by the blood of Jesus, so even if it could be construed as a sin, it's forgiven.
Peace.
2006-10-19 11:22:55 · answer #4 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I personally beleive that Jesus suffered on the cross because of our sins. When a Christian gets saved they shouldn't want to sin anymore (1 John). There is a new trust that God is in control. As Christians we are not in control. Therefore, I don't think willful sin is ever justified even if the intentions seem good.
2006-10-19 11:21:32 · answer #5 · answered by mac_user 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no good reason for sin. But, the law was created for those who would disobey it. As a Christian we are not under the law or it's rules, we are instead to follow God. The signs on the train says don't panhandle to homeless, but if someone's starving, I'm going to take them to mcdonalds and buy em a burger and send them on their way with some $ because God is my judge not some dumb man made rules. Thanks.
2006-10-19 11:28:28 · answer #6 · answered by Light 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Killing isn't a sin, murder is. If you killed someone in defense or to protect someone else, it's fine. No Christian ever has to tolerate evil. It really should be read, "thou shalt not murder"
2006-10-19 11:16:48 · answer #7 · answered by STEPHEN J 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Yes a sin is a sin,,you don't have the right to be the one to take on punishment..You can pray and the Lord will intervene with his warrioring angels,,if it is not his time to go..we cant assume we want things done the way we want them...I guess I should be just saying this to me,,cause you don't believe anyways..So, I speak this to Christains then...I forgive every person I have to,,the Lord ask that we do this,,He didn't say you must,,but He says if we do not forgive then He does not have to forgive us...so yes I forgive all people cause I want to be forgiven...
2006-10-19 11:22:49 · answer #8 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If it is self defense or in an effort to save a life then yes the police have the right to kill the one who does not have the authority to kill someone else. Police are to protect and to serve. They are public servants to which we hold them to be accountable to the peaceful law of the land.
2006-10-19 11:18:14 · answer #9 · answered by ddead_alive 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not Christian either. But I would think you'd have to ask forgiveness having broken one of the 10 Commandments - no matter how good your intentions were.
2006-10-19 11:16:54 · answer #10 · answered by Gene Rocks! 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sin is anything with intent to go against God's laws.
Motivation is intent. Intent is the root of sin.
Consider this, there is a saying about being just a little pregnant.
2006-10-19 11:22:28 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋