Do the Ends, justify the means when your spirituality is involved?

Question

O.K., I'll define the Ends. Would it be acceptable to slaughter people of a city if it meant that everyone else would convert to Christianity?

Answer 1

Not always.
And no, no slaughtering Crusades in the name of Jesus.

Answer 2

Not when my spirituality is involved! But history shows that there are some who don't seem to have a problem with "any means necessary." Even if it includes lies, theft, destruction of property, suppression of truth, and sometimes even murder; as long as they are able to advance their agenda, or perhaps "win souls" to their cause, some will use any means, believing that the end result truly does justify violating the very "morality" that they are attempting to impose upon others.

Answer 3

This is quite an ambiguous question.

If Salvation to eternal life is the "End" you speak, then the only thing necessary is for you to choose to place your faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. Obedience to His commands and profound gratitude for what He has done for you compels you to do good works. These works, however, do not save you; rather, faith in Christ saves.

So the "means" for salvation is faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour.

Jesus came to fulfill the Law. He commands us to Love one another. The Law tells us that we should not murder.

God is the one who has the authority to kill and give life...to wound and to heal. He could slaughter a city if it is wicked and His will, and He has: Sodom and Gomorrah. God has flooded the world...and God created it.

When the Israelites headed to the promised land, they encountered many foes. There are many battles recorded in the Old Testament, where God was with Israel, and they were victorious. Many died. Israel, through faith in God, brought the walls of Jericho down.

In all cases, God's either did the work Himself, or made His will very clear to His people. The problem you present is that anyone who claims they know God's will can slaughter many and be justified.

Perhaps you should in faith, pray to God for an answer to your question, rather than expect mankind to answer it for you.

Answer 4

The ends never justify the means.

The ends and the means are the same.

If fruit is the ends from the means of a fruit tree - you don't expect to get poisonous berries from an apple tree.

You can't bring war to create peace. Humanity has been trying that approach for millenia.

~ Eric Putkonen

Answer 5

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Answer 6

No, but many so called Christians beleiv that. The bible says leing is sinful and will lead to hell, but My good Pentecostal dad beleiving that taking my kids away from me was serving God he stood before a judge, me with an attorny and told many lies on me one being I never spent any money on my kids and he clothed them and fed them and I never spent anything at all on them. He had in his freezer at the time $500.00 worth of food I bought. I had also just spent $500.00 on each of my kids for school clothes, he spent nothing.

I was down on my luck and was letting him keep my kids just until I got on my feet, but it was hard getting on my feet because I was spending so much on my kids.

Some Christians like my parents will do anything to get their way and they honestly beleive their way is God's way. This makes Christians just as dangerous as any muslim out there. A sin, is a sin, is a sin no matter how anyone tries to justify it.


A true beleiver will be upright, honest and not tramp on others rights. I used to be critisized because I was too honest and tooo truthful. The people critizing me wers suppossed to be Christians

Answer 7

It can't. It is simply a way to rationalize doing what you know is wrong. We all do it, but right is right and wrong and never the two shall meet. When the end/net result is greater than the means used to achieve it, we all over look the bad, but it will never change the fact that it was wrong.

Answer 8

define the ends, then I'll tell you to what means I'll go to achieve it.


In response to your definition, my answer would have to be no. Remembering of course that the Old Testament is different from the New Testament.

Answer 9

To tell you the truth, I always try to keep my spirituality involved (though I'm not always successful). And, the only end that I can think of is to follow God's commandments and to love others as I know God loves us.

The rest is just foo-foo.

Answer 10

I guess it would depend on what the "Ends" and the "Means" are. If the "means" are trully mean, then they are not of God. God is love. I can't put that together with hurting people and call myself someone who is on God's side. If I am doing things that bring God glory...I can do them in the light, in front of anyone, and not be ashammed or afraid.