I can't find a clear scripture that says it's not a sin to...

Answer by Bubster007
Submitted on 10/4/2004
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Your soul is trapped in your body while your body is alive. You do not need scripture to justify protecting the life of the body to allow the soul to remain in it. Thus the issue is: By protecting the body does one damn the soul that resides within it? There is enough scripture availaible to answer that question. Evil exists and you must defend against it, even in a real life or death situation. Would you not pull your child out of the path of a speeding car simply based on scripture or the lack there of? In the teachings of the scripture you are asked and expected to love. This should be your intention but you must be practical to realize, in as much as you have the capacity to love, others have the capacity to hate. Even to the point of death. Jesus went into the desert and fasted for 40 days. At his weakest point the Devil asked him to jump off a cliff. This was to end his mortality not to prove his divinity. Jesus was constrained by his mortality and wisely chose not to jump. He still had to remain in the flesh to acomplish his mission. You are a mortal. You must protect that. You are here for a reason and you must remain here as long as you can to make an impact that will remain long after your are gone. That is what Jesus did.

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Question by Zach
Submitted on 4/12/2004
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I can't find a clear scripture that says it's not a sin to kill in self-defence, or in war, or in the death peanilty. I just can't find one that say'sflat, it's not a sin to kill in these curcumstances. Help please, and write me back. Zach, ZarioustheRed@yahoo.com

Answer by sk8_for_jesus
Submitted on 4/21/2004
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In the bible it speakes on how god sent David into war, and David conquered his enemies. So he had to kill them. He also killed goliath in the name of the lord. So I don't think it's a sin to kill in war. If war is necessary. Also self-defence is war so I don't think it's a sin, if your life or anothers is threatened. On the matter of death penalty in the old testimant in the book of dueteronomy god ordered the death of people that commited certain sins. But in the new testament jesus gave grace for all sins. With his life, so I don't really know what to think on that matter.

Answer by Emi Retna
Submitted on 5/21/2004
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But GOD told David that through David's son Solomon He would build a temple because David's hand was filled with blood.

Answer by Landon
Submitted on 6/26/2004
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I beleive the answer is motive. If in self-defence or war, you must look at the person's intention. A soldier for example could be an upstanding man who would never think of harming another, but if a army invaded is country, and he takes up arms without malice or anger, praying that cooler heads will prevail, slays his enemies he is without sin. However if he feels good about ending life or inflicts excessive force on the enemy, he has sinned. So motive of heart, I believe determines sin, afterall the Lord knows what we feel on the inside.

Answer by cafrnymic
Submitted on 7/20/2004
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killing aka the 10 commandments..thou shalt not kill...should be translated...thou shalt not MURDER(take an INNOCENT life)..murder is wrong....killing criminals wrongdoers...ect.. is shown throughout the BIBLE true Jesus said to forgive, but that is HIS PERFECT WILL....which we as sinners ..hope to achieve but probably never will here on Earth...killing was ORDERED in the O T so judge for yourself

Answer by dora
Submitted on 9/20/2004
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youre crazy dude. who do you want to kill?

Answer by Erika
Submitted on 8/2/2005
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The accounts of wars and killing in self defense were righteous wars directed by Jehovah. They are in the old Testament, when followers of God were still under the Mosaic Law. But the Scriptures say that Jesus was the end of the Law. He said that the world would know his followers by the had amongst themselves. So a true Christian would not take up arms in a war. Also, the Bible promises that those asleep in death will be resurrected onto an earthly paradise (John 5:28). It would be foolish to disobey God's law and kill in defense of this life, because you may lose your prospect of eternal life.

Answer by CHANCE
Submitted on 12/31/2005
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WOW...YOU GUYS GET REALLY INTO THE BIBLE AND STUFF DONTCHA? HAHA...WOWZER

Answer by sss
Submitted on 1/19/2006
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yea go David, but how he died.

Answer by Sweet_C
Submitted on 4/20/2006
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Ok no its not a sin at all to kill just to kill yea its a sin duh but self-defence killin is not a sin case closed

Answer by hani
Submitted on 6/5/2006
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Good answer cafr also to Emi the reason God said David's hand were filled with blood was because of what happened with Uriah the husband of Bathsheba. It had nothing to do with his actions in war.

Answer by Mike
Submitted on 5/29/2007
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You cannot call yourself a Christian if you say killing in self defense is ok to do. NO killing is good. ALL killing is sin. No matter what the cause is, taking another mans life, murder, is against Almighty God's Will.

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