I thought one of the ten commandments was Thou Shall Not Kill?
2006-11-18 12:43:49 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
One of the main themes of Ecclesiastes is that all is vanity. I think the purpose of writing a time for this and a time for that, and a time for this and a time for that is to show contrasts and that life is repetitive. If you have this, you have that, and if you don't have this, you have that.
Everything we do is repetitive on earth and is vain. I think even though it does say thou shalt not kill in the Bible, I think the point is just to show contrasts. Our lives are repetitive on earth, only in God do we find real life. Real life either starts at salvation or with God in heaven.
2006-11-18 14:17:39 · answer #1 · answered by bumblebeebuzz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate, war, killing and death along with weeping and sorrowing are inseparably linked with this wicked world—it has proved to be the place for their existence. As long as this old world remains there will be a time, even in the lives of God’s servants, for the bitter experience mixed with the sweet. But the happy promise of God’s Word is that soon now, “the world is passing away and so is its desire.” Those doing the will of God will survive into a new world of God’s making where he “will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be any more. The former things have passed away.” God promises that “he is making wars to cease to the extremity of the earth,” and there will be an “abundance of peace until the moon is no more.”—1Â John 2:17; Revelation 21:4; Psalms 46:9; 72:7.
God’s new world will be the time and place for enjoying these blessings of Jehovah and he will add no pain with them. The earth will be a place filled with laughter and love, healed ones will skip about, and peace will be endless. The sound of weeping will not be heard and never again will men wage war and kill, or hate one another.—Proverbs 10:22.
For all who desire to live then, now is the time to become acquainted with Jehovah’s requirements for life, and live by them. Only in that way can one be assured of a place in God’s new world, to enjoy his blessing, “even life to time indefinite.”—Psalms 133:3.
Since this old world will soon come to its end at God’s war of Armageddon, time is life. Those who kill time will soon not have time to kill. Those who use time wisely, buying it out for the service of the Creator, will be blessed with an eternity of time in God’s new world.
2006-11-18 21:01:20 · answer #2 · answered by Jeremy Callahan 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In the Commandments it means 'Thou Shall not Kill [needlessly]. There is a time to defend oneself, and in that case I suppose it is alright.
2006-11-18 21:01:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The commandment in the Ten Commandments means "do not murder."
Killing in wartime, or for capital punishment, is not a violation of the commandment.
2006-11-18 20:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, "thou shalt not kill" is a mistranslation. It says, "thou shalt not murder", and there is a huge difference. It means that sometimes you have to kill, such as self-defense, or in defense of someone else.
2006-11-18 20:49:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the bible gives a wide example of human responses and how we should react to them.when read in its enirity. you will know in your heart. it takes 365 days chapters per night.
2006-11-18 20:52:19 · answer #6 · answered by john m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? Do you want to kill someone?
2006-11-18 21:31:58 · answer #7 · answered by Jimmy Dean 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
apart from that one line .. that has to be my favourite verse in the bible .. i just could never understand that line
2006-11-18 20:53:29 · answer #8 · answered by Peace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
evildoers of the world must be punished and that is excusable!!
2006-11-18 20:45:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋