original question was in the suicide debate
thou shalt not kill means we can't kill self or others....
but from same religion we have the world's greatest known attrocities and genocides...make sense of that, please?
2007-01-06 03:54:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am more a humanist, not a terrrrrist
to clarify, how can same god say don't kill/murder but yet somehow mean only if they are unbelievers and then it's ok to completely wipe out the army, the women and children and even the animals and obliterate them, but yet "thou shalt not kill"? if blessed by god can we then remove hostile political dissidents or other humans? for me I say no...not a warmonger
2007-01-06 04:03:55 · update #1
I fully agree with you
God will never ask you to kill
Only humans pretend to represent God will
2007-01-06 04:02:21 · answer #1 · answered by wb 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thou shalt not murder.
To kill enemy during war to protect own nation or innocent people from genocide or being killed, is righteous war.
In Christianity, we don't battle against nations. Our warfare is spiritual. But Christians will join the army and fight for our nation or innocent of other nations and may kill an enemy. Only because they think God leads them to this. God might want Christian in the war because Christian will bring the war to an end. Christians can seek God for direction during war, and God will reveal where the enemy is hiding. Christians just need to listen to God. If one knows where the enemy is hiding, we can capture the enemy and imprison him.
True born of God Christians don't commit attrocities and genocides. Because they have the love of God in their hearts.
2007-01-06 14:49:42 · answer #2 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity also teach the wages of sin is death, that everyone is a sinner, and the only ones who truly have life are those who have accepted Christ. Which raises the question: is it murder to kill those who are already dead?
Most Christians would reject that, but it could be successfully argued if your basis of moral conduct relied upon what was written in the Bible.
2007-01-06 12:18:30 · answer #3 · answered by February Rain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no one pointed out that in the original language that verse says You shall not Murder? There is a difference in killing and murder.
Read and try to understand Romans chapter 13. this may enlighten you.
2007-01-06 11:58:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Except in self-defense, or in defense of a helpless living thing, such as one of my dogs, if anyone was attempting to seriously harm or kill one of them, I would drop them in a heartbeat, and let the Courts and God be my judge.
2007-01-06 11:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That is the ingenuity of Man. He is an immensely powerful being, but he is also smart. By creating puppets or "gods" if you will, Man can freely slaughter and destroy without taking blame. The rest is up to each puppet's puppeteer, or "clergy" if you will; it's their job to "make ends meet" if you catch my drift.
2007-01-06 11:59:33 · answer #6 · answered by Redeemer,Savior,Deliverer-MARINE 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kill or get killed Example: if your country gets invaded by loonatic Christians who want to start building churches
2007-01-06 12:12:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It actually says, 'thou shalt not MURDER'. There is a difference.
2007-01-06 12:02:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Long live the IRA, the only ones who fight for a just cause
2007-01-06 12:02:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If all people followed their own religion correctly, the world would be a better place.
2007-01-06 11:58:19 · answer #10 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋