2007-08-20 18:23:14 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Thall shall not kill, not thall shall not murder
2007-08-20 18:38:18 · update #1
The Bible does not define killing as a sin. It specifically says that "murder" is a sin. Murder is killing for personal gain or impure motives.
Soldiers don't go to hell for the same reasons that police officers don't go to hell. They kill out of necessity, in defense of the defenseless or to rid the world of evil.
2007-08-20 18:30:58 · answer #1 · answered by Kilroy 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
As the others have pointed out, there is a difference between killing and murder. King David was a mighty warrior who sang praises to God for training his fingers for war in the Psalms. God also called King David a man after His own heart. No, people who die in combat aren't automatically going to hell for being in the Armed services.
2007-08-21 02:19:16 · answer #2 · answered by april 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Killing is not a sin...If you actually take the time to read the Ten Commandments you will find that the Sixth (6TH) Commandment is "You shall not murder". There times when taking another life is justifiable. With your lack of knowledge, you do a disservice to the brave men and women that have fought and died to protect your ability to say whatever your small, shallow mind can come up with.
2007-08-21 01:37:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
In the original text of the bible, murder is a sin, not killing.
Thou shalt not murder (in Latin) became Thou shalt not kill (in English) which have completely different meanings.
PS. Hell is a scare tactic. Hell is your own guilty conscience.
2007-08-21 02:28:22 · answer #4 · answered by St. Bastard 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several answers here that are partially wright,
" Thou shalt not murder " is correct - however I believe it is referring to that of ( premeditation ). For one to plan on how to commit murder is a sin, because the individual or individuals involved , did not ( master or overcome the original seed = reason or motive to murder in the first place).
For one to fight for there country is highly honorable as was stated earlier.
2007-08-21 02:18:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I thought that one of the 10 commandment was, Thou Shall Not Kill... That aside though, biblical understanding requires one to judge the whole book in it's totality and not one scripture alone. David was described as a man after God's own heart and they sang about him, "Saul has killed his thousands, and David his tens of thousands, " so to me one can tell from reading the bible that organized combat between nations was permissible and not murder when called upon by your country to combat.
2007-08-21 01:40:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Penstex's answer is valid but wrong.
He seems to think the OT teaching is not Christian teaching, when clearly Jesus was a JEW who read and taught exclusively from what we call the Old Testament. In the days of Jesus there was NO New Testament! Jesus is quoted as saying 'I and my Father are One' -- that said, Jesus is referring to God the Father as we know Him from the Old Testament. Jesus never disagreed with the Old Testament, He is quoted also as saying He didn't come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it.
The Bible in it's entirty forms Christian teaching, NOT the New Testament alone.
Jesus never calls the Roman soldiers to leave the army when they convert and though history shows us no christian enlisted or remained in the Roman army following their conversion we understand that Roman soldiers were forced to worship the Emporer and to persecute and murder Christians...stands to reason, no christian remained in the Roman army.
The Bible never teaches us to not engage in self defence OR the defence of 'widows and orphans'. Infact it says that we are responsible for the care of the weak and under priviledged. If someone were to come to your home; to rape your wife and children before murdering them, what would be the RIGHT response? To allow your family to be slaughtered or to defend your dependants? The only RIGHT response would be to defend your family and any Christian that says otherwise is guilty for allowing their family to be harmed when they had the means to prevent a greater evil.
It is not a sin to kill and the issue of who goes to hell for what is strictly between THEM and God only.
2007-08-22 05:26:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently, you have read the original transcripts found (Dead Sea Scrolls). In doing so, you were able to translate them from a dead language, and ascertain that the PROPER translation is "kill" not "murder".
Based on your translation, all the people that God sent to war, in his name, are now burning in hell. Hmmmm.
Pensterx, are you saying that the old testament is NOT christian?
2007-08-21 05:26:37 · answer #8 · answered by My world 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do not follow any of your worthless religions, but if i did, i will gladly go to your "hell" for doing my job in iraq. The second you religious types stop trying to push your religion down other peoples throats maybe we will have less war and the less me and my fellow soldiers will need to do our "killing". It will be a beautiful day when we finally kill religion. That truly is a justifiable murder in my opinion.
2007-08-21 07:55:47 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Killing the enemy in a time of war is not murder.. Read the rest of the Bible, then get back to me...
2007-08-21 01:47:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋