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1 | Murder vs Killing | Ex 20:1 | kamschoolgrad | 211874 | ||
Murder is not the question. I am sure my husband's co-worker will agree with us there are differences between killing and murder, but that is not the problem. We can unanimously agree that committing murder is always wrong but killing although sometimes wrong, is sometimes necessary and justified. The problem my boyfriend and I have trying to explain this is overcoming the cruelty of King Makua issuing an order that anyone speaking evil against the king shall be put to death. In Deut 13:10, God commands that a person who tries to sway a family member away from the Lord shall be killed. How do we explain God's justice and mercy in this situation? How do we reach out to our friends when they ask the question, why is killing a family member who has a different opinion not murder? Is killing a family member for going against God necessary and justifiable? |
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2 | Murder vs Killing | Ex 20:1 | Val | 211879 | ||
Hello kamschoolgrad, welcome to the forum. In replying to posts we mark our posts as a note and not a question. My answer to you in regards to the text of Deuteronomy is to ask you a question. Who was the passage in Deuteronomy addressed to? If you answered the nation of Israel. You would be correct. Therefore since it was addressed to the nation of Israel it would not be for your family. When we read the old testament we are reading a text that has been translated into English. The Hebrew and Greek languages have bible dictionaries that give further explaination as to the meaning of the words translated into English. These definations give us insight into the full thought of the original author. Sometimes when we read a bible text it may appear to mean one thing but when we look deeper into its meaning in the orignal language we see it has a deeper and different meaning in how we would apply it today. That is why a lot of people make fun of the old testament. They have no idea what the meaning and symbolism represent. There is a passage that says that in the later days there will come mockers of God's word. Its wrong to mock God and His word and to question God's integrity. If I did not know the answer to someone's question I would point them to God's character. He is holy, pure, righteous, just, creator, sustainer, eternal. I could go on. Do you see my point? | ||||||