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1 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | retxar | 16095 | ||
Thanks Tim for answering the question I had on Romans 13. I have high regard for your knowledge of the Word, and your answer confirmed what I saw also. I stated before that I was not sure of my position on the death penalty. The reservations I have is not biblical support, but rather how scriptural support would apply if those making the life and death decisions do not uphold the Word. The other reservation I have is do I have the right to support the death penalty and ask someone else to “flip the switch” on the condemned when I don’t think I could do it myself? God bless, retxar |
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2 | 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? | Ex 20:13 | charis | 16114 | ||
Dear retxar, My brother, unless you are part of the minority in the US (or Japan) that are both 'conscientious objectors' and actively voting against representatives that support the death penalty, then you DO 'flip the switch' by proxy. If you are a member of that (very vocal) minority, then your hands are morally clean. Peace unto you. As far as one's Christianity is concerned, I suppose that the Lord would allow both ideologies, as long as they were decided with thought and prayer, i.e. from a heart set toward God. If, however, a decision is based on emotions and-or strained exegesis, then we are accountable for it as foolishness. This is so on both sides of the issue. We are called to shoulder the responsibility of our beliefs. :-) A humble observation... In Christ Jesus, charis |
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