Didn't Jesus say something like this: Those who live by the sword die by the sword.
Thall Shall Not Kill????
2007-01-11 13:03:14 · 18 answers · asked by keaton f 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
We will stand strong against the enemy. God does not want us to be passive. We are to go to the world in love and truth but not bow down before the enemy. Fear God and fear nothing else! We will defend our Lord. We do not kill or believe in killing. Thou shalt not kill is accurate.
2007-01-11 13:21:12 · answer #1 · answered by Shayna 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thou shall not kill only applies to how we live our normal day to day lives. There are other parts of the Bible that cover things like war and capital punishment. You need to study the WHOLE Bible before you make your judgment. You can't just pick one verse and apply it to everything. No, Christians don't have to be pacifist.
2007-01-11 21:14:06 · answer #2 · answered by jim h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pacifism is evil, because the pacifist values his own moral purity more than the lives of the innocent.
"One who does not have a sword should sell his cloak and buy one." Luke 22:36
2007-01-11 21:06:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Aren't they?
The crusaders were just people decieved by the popeusing them to get more money and power..heh.
And that was a prophet in the OT i believe.. I can be wrong
Now pacifist is a very constricted term.... ONLY peace is different.
Our battle in between evil spirits and us, not men and earthly powers.
2007-01-11 21:07:34 · answer #4 · answered by Doug 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shouldn't all Christians be pacifist? The answer is, yes.
Pacifism is the opposition to war or violence as a means of settling disputes.
Scholars agree that the name "Christian" was given to the followers of Christ.
2007-01-11 21:12:45 · answer #5 · answered by House Speaker 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Actually it was, Thou shall not commit murder....Murder and self defense are two different things...And those that are going to attack others using swords(murder)...should expect to die by the sword (laws of the land for many states is the death penalty)....
2007-01-11 21:08:58 · answer #6 · answered by ticklemeblue 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some Christians remember what happened to the people at the fort at the location of Masada.
The Israelis never forgot; when the new recruits have their swearing-in ceremony, it's done at Masada.
2007-01-11 21:07:51 · answer #7 · answered by Living In Korea 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. People should practice what the preach.
And shouldn't all Christians give their money to those who are starving and don't have houses or anything? (that is what the Bible teaches) Yes, but no one likes to hear that.
2007-01-11 21:14:19 · answer #8 · answered by anonymous 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one way to take things presently. Another way is that one 'defines' how one wants to be treated by the way they treat others; so if one (person A) does violent things to others, apparently person A wants violent things done to self; so a 'Christian' may show them love by rendering violent things to them.
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2007-01-11 21:16:21 · answer #9 · answered by jefferyspringer57@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas both made good cases for what they called the "Just War" theory.
2007-01-11 21:06:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋