religious inconsitancy- christians?

Question

i don't mean to ruffle feathers with this one....but could someone please explain this to me....

what is more important? god's law or man's law? which gets priority? if our government goes to war, christians go kill people (there are no atheists in foxholes), right? god's law takes a backseat...which i can understand. but then, when people go to abort a fetus (which is legal), chrisitans go crazy.

huh? you can backtrack on your doctrine when the gov't says you can kill....but you won't backtrack on your doctrine when the gov't says you can kill?

one time you go against your faith and with the gov't. one time you stick with your faith and go against the gov't . so.....i'm completely confused. which is more important? gods law or man's law?

if its god's law, how is war justifiable? if its man's law, why do you get so flustered about abortion?

if you don't want to answer my question, don't....but why leave hateful answers? christians should answer this...not posers. i thought christians were kind. i wouldn't pose this question if christians are like rara. how about a real christian represent...a non hateful one?

so its all about semantics? i can go murder someone if i do it under the 'guise' of war?

Answer 1

Because you can use the Bible to validate any belief. You can use it to both condemn killing (thou shall not kill, etc) but you can also use it to rationalize and justify killing (eye for an eye, live by the sword.. etc). The bible is just a tool people use to justify their existing beliefs. Meaning, the bible is good.. if your a good person. You can read the bible, and get great things out of it about helping one another, and being a decent caring person. But if you harbor bigotry and hatred, you can also use the bible to justify those feelings.

So to answer your question, people believe what they believe regardless of God's law - since they interpret God's law in whatever way makes the most sense to them.

/agnostic and I dont need a book to validate my beliefs.

Answer 2

For myself, I will follow the government as long as it is in line with the Bible. If there is ever a dictate that says Christians aren't allowed to go to church, well too darn bad, I will still go because God told me that it's important to meet with my fellow Christians.

As for the whole killing people thing....I am against abortion. I am also against war. I hate the idea of killing another person for any reason. I wouldn't be a soldier....I want to stay right here with my kids who need their mommy. I don't want to kill people. Although, sometimes there is a cause that is worth fighting and dying for....like both world wars. It is a bit of a grey area isn't it? I try to be consistent though.

Answer 3

God's law doesn't prohibit war. That may be where you're getting confused. God's law "thou shalt not kill" refers to murder, at least that's how nearly everyone who follows Abrahamic religions interprets it.

Thus, war (not murder) is justified in certain circumstances, while abortion (murder of an unborn for the convenience of the born) is not.

EDIT: No, I don't think that the only difference between "murder" and "war" is semantics. Though "W" is working hard to erase that distinction...

Answer 4

Interesting question, let's see abortion vs. war. Abortion vs. war? You answer these and YOU DECIDE!

How many babies can defend themselves? Probably none.

How many countries can defend themselves? Probably many.

There are many wars that are not necessary and probably some are necessary. Take for instance Germany when Hitler was murdering innocent men, women and children.

Should America and her allies have stood from afar off and watch 6 million people being slaughtered?

Should American watch millions of babies each year being slaughtered?

Should Iran threaten to wipe off the face of the map?

Should America watch as babies are being ripped out of their mothers wombs?

Should America have gone to war with Iraq?

Should America have bombed Japan for its attack on Pearl Harbor?

The Bible says there is a time or war and a time of peace!

God Bless You!

Sandra P.

Answer 5

*drink*

I assume you are talking about the Mosaic Commandments.

Like our Bill of Rights, commandments are meant to be simplified rules that are "black and white" and easy to learn/remember. The details are contained in the law.

"Thou shalt not kill" is actually explicated as "A Jew shalt shalt not kill an innocent Jew, or there will be a trial."

ADD: Part of the problem is that many Westerners (including many Christians) do not realize that the at the time of the early Christians only the Torah had been written and collected (and even that was still being worked on and changed). The Oral Laws were not yet written and collected (they would become the Talmud). That is like having only the Bill of Rights to make legal judgments on and none of the laws and judgments that have interpreted them and changed them over the past 200+ years.

PS: Luther (Protestants) included the Talmud in his Bible as a "Middle Testament". Most modern Protestants have never read it because it was left out for ease of printing!

Answer 6

God's law first, and always.
As a Christian, I do not believe in war, and it is an unpopular stance. I have been chewed out by other Christians for believing the Bible as I do regarding this subject.
We are to be followers of Christ, and this means many things.
How would killing someone show love for them?
As Peter once said, "We ought to obey God, and not man."
And yes, it IS applicable here.

Answer 7

It's not an inconsistency. There is a difference between killing and murder. Murder is defined as "the intentional, premeditated killing of a person with malice." God does not support evil and sometimes war is necessary to prevent further spread of evil. If you look in the Bible, there are many instances that God told people to go to war. Read Ecclesiastes 3:8 “there is…a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

Now use the definition of murder in conjunction with abortion. These babies are innocent - there's no evil we're fighting against. It's wrong.

Answer 8

If you were married and someone broke into your house with intentions of harming your family, would you just sit there and let them do it? There is a justafiable reason to go to war when you know the enemy has plans to harm. This is far different than killing a baby before it has a chance to live a full life.

Answer 9

You are right in that the OT Ten Commandments says "Thou shalt not kill" (KJV), but most Christians hold to this as meaning "Thou shalt not murder". Also, a lot of the other versions say murder instead of kill. That is the difference. Killing in war is not considered murder by the Christians, killing the baby in a fetus is murder to a Christian.

Answer 10

Part of the problem here is your misunderstanding of "God's law."

Paul in Romans brings out that the true law of God is Spiritual in nature; a law of faith expressed through love.

The law you refer to is the "law of Moses" and is the "letter" of the law, given to a stiff-necked, rebellious people -- Israel that was designed to show them they were sinful and in need of a Saviour.

And the prohibition regarding "kill" is better understood in the context of murder, stemming from a spirit of hatred.

One who goes to war can be motivated by a desire to protect those at home from the hostile intent of the enemy. So, you would have people stand idly by while an enemy murdered your family and do nothing because you think it is wrong to kill in self defence, and you have the nerve to judge those who would resist evil? That's pretty much what comes through from your question and statement.

So, why would God heal Naaman? He was the commander of the Syrian army, and Syria was an enemy of Israel.

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