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1 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Morant61 | 24416 | ||
Greetings Martha! I respect your gentleness, but God didn't kill the people with whom Israel was at war. The Israelites did because God commanded them to do so. David killed thousands of people. No matter how one tries to couch it, killing is not always wrong. Most scholars say of the ten commandments that "thou shalt not kill" refers to murder. Why? Because the very same law told the Israelites to execute certain classes of criminals. If "killing" is always wrong, then why did God command it? Consider the following: The phrase "put to death" is used 104 times in the Bible. Most of them, about 98 percent, refer to people that the law commanded be put to death for various crimes. Don't get me wrong! I am all for peace. Epspecially in our personal relationships as Christians. But, I just can't stand by while people claim that it is always wrong to go to war or to kill when God Himself commanded people to do it. This whole approach to evil would have one practical result: Evil people will rule the world! If no one fought, they would be unopposed. Even in the examples you used from the Old Testament of God fighting for Israel, He mostly worked through them. They did the fighting! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran 1) |
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2 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Martha | 24420 | ||
There were times when God told the Israelites not to fight, but instead he sent the Angel of death to kill the people fighting against the Israelites and David. And by the way, God did not want David to build his temple because he was a warrior, he had death in his body. God loved David dearly but he could not let him build his temple, instead Salomon, a worshipper of idols did. By the way, evil rules the world, until such time when God returns, Christ himself will overcome it and I will be right next to him. In the meanwhile I do not kill, wether for good or bad. I'm going in peace, may you do the same. |
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3 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Morant61 | 24421 | ||
Greetings Martha! Well, as brothers and sisters in Christ, we definitely have peace as well! :-) I'll be one of those right next to you! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | How do we open eyes to truth? | Deut 7:2 | Martha | 24426 | ||
Very well. | ||||||