You know as christians we should be able to give up everything for christ? Just like Job. Well I was wondering if God would ever ask me to hurt someone or kill someone close to me to prove my devotion... would God ever ask me to do drastic things to prove devotion? I would never think so and dont worry im not thinking about murdering anyone.. lol. Ive just been thinking alot about things and watching these shows about demons and the devil and exorcisms ...I only watch these things to strengthen my faith. I wouldnt think that God would want me to hurt anyone or anything... or is it really all his? Like in Job, God (well God didnt but he gave the devil to permission to) took everything away from Job.. his family / house / livestock to prove that Job knew that the lord could "taketh away" and Job would still be faithful.
2007-08-31 09:00:26 · 31 answers · asked by Lauren. 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Linz obviously you are incapable of comprehending a question.
2007-08-31 09:05:51 · update #1
God would never make u commit a sin
2007-08-31 09:04:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In self-defense you might have to hurt or kill someone, especially if you were a soldier. Other than that, God would never tell you to hurt someone unprovoked. That is sin (Exodus 20, etc.). The Old Testament passages that commanded Israel to take the land of Canaan were meant for Israelites in that day. They do not apply to us. However, God did promise the Jews that land, so if they take it, they are simply taking what was promised to them by God. Before the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, if you said "Palestinian," people would automatically think "Jew." It makes sense because the Bible tells Jewish people to live in that land in the book of Numbers. It shouldn't surprise anyone that there were many Jews already in that land. Jews are still a large majority in Israel and by the way, U. S. citizens, Israel is the only democracy in that part of the world. It is surrounded by dictatorships. For that reason, we have good cause to support their existence. It's not a strictly religious issue.
2007-08-31 09:21:16 · answer #2 · answered by fuzz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First stop watching the demon cr*p... it dose not "strengthen" it weakens... For those of The True Christian Faith there is no question about obeying God in ALL things... I do not think he will pull an Abraham test on you... but he might... you will know your answer when it happens... you will be tested many times in The Faith... but never beyond what you can do...
2007-08-31 09:07:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No God would never ask you to hurt someone or kill someone close to you to prove your devotion or to do something drastic to prove your devotion. God is a loving God and he has given you the wisdom to make your own choices. He has also given you the knowledge and the within guidance that allows you to make your own decisions. If you hurt, killed or did something drastic, it would be made by you, yourself not by God.
2007-08-31 09:06:46 · answer #4 · answered by CeCe S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the problem with over-religiosity. Of course you don't think God would tell you to kill someone, but if you became schizophrenic, you wouldn't necessarily be able to differentiate and next thing you know your drowning your children to save them from the demons. A non-religious family would hear such talk and get you the help you needed.
2007-08-31 09:05:41 · answer #5 · answered by ZombieTrix 2012 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!! God would NEVER ask you to hurt or kill anything or anyone...Thing is when you watch crap like this , the devil uses them to insert thoughts into your head...The worst thing you can do is watch this stuff. You ARE NOT strengthing your faith by watching this garbage. The devil is the prince of the AIR....airways, t.v. radio....If it were strengthing your faith , you wouldn't have to question if God would allow it or not, you'd already know...Devil equals confusion
2007-08-31 09:11:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are even entertaining the possibility that God would ask you to kill someone, you are in serious need of help from a psychiatrist.
I'm perfectly capable of comprehending the question, thank you very much. Whether you think God would ever do that or not, the fact that you are even asking it, as if there is even a remote possibility, is ludicrous.
This is a world where people get killed on a daily basis because somebody thought its what God would want.
2007-08-31 09:04:07 · answer #7 · answered by Linz ♥ VT 4 · 5⤊ 2⤋
no he would not but there are exceptions to the rule.defending yourself is one exception.fighting for your country and killing another is another exception.if you read your ? you will have answered it for yourself.God allowed satan to destroy Job but he couldn't because Job knew that God was his provider and God would do nothing to arm him.satan may have caused a storm ot drown Jobs family but in the end God restored Jobs fiath in him 7 fold along with all his wealth and a new family.believe in God and he will you on the path you should follow.
2007-08-31 09:15:08 · answer #8 · answered by drummer158 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GOD tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son.
This was to test his faith. It was not uncommon for pagans,
wanting prosperity. Just as we have abortionists today.
GOD allowed his only begotten Son to be crucified.
But murder is still against the 10 commandments.
2007-08-31 09:13:52 · answer #9 · answered by Robert S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, God will never require you to jump through hoops to "prove" your devotion. What God requires of you is your faith and love, and that is enough.
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2007-08-31 09:36:00 · answer #10 · answered by Hogie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God asked abraham to kill his son Isaac but even then He did not intend for him to go through with it, it was only a test. So no I don't think he would.
2007-08-31 09:07:06 · answer #11 · answered by Matthew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋