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1 | To turn, or not to turn? | Rom 13:4 | flinkywood | 193685 | ||
Doc, If the world is trying to kill my tyrant in a "just" war, I could justifiably become soldier against my tyrant and slay him. As a Christain, however, I have to ask whether my conscience agrees. I have to ask what Jesus would do. In the end Bonheffer became a martyr, not an assassin, so I wonder whether the greater good in this case is to be slain rather than to slay. | ||||||
2 | To turn, or not to turn? | Rom 13:4 | DocTrinsograce | 193696 | ||
Dear flinkywood, I still think you have to be cautious to distinguish between killing committed with malice aforethought by the individual (Mark 7:21) and killing as rightfully performed under the auspices of the magistrate (Romans 13:4). Christian ethics ultimately looks to God Himself, through the Scriptures, as the ultimate standard by which we seek moral guidance. Nevertheless, we have a precedent of using teleological considerations (i.e., justifying the means by the end) in determining a correct course of action. For example, as Christians, we might use violence as a means of stopping a rapist from harming a woman. The big difference, though, is that we call an ambulance as soon as the sinful objective of the rapist has been prevented. You mentioned "what Jesus would do." Keep in mind that he administered violence in cleansing the temple. Further we have the rather curious admonition in Luke 22:36 to buy a sword. Anyway... interesting discussion... but not a simple or trivial topic! In Him, Doc |
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3 | To turn, or not to turn? | Rom 13:4 | flinkywood | 193708 | ||
Doc, If Bonhoeffer plotted to kill him, he must have had an excellent reason. | ||||||
4 | To turn, or not to turn? | Rom 13:4 | DocTrinsograce | 193710 | ||
Well... in hindsight... :-) | ||||||