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1 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | Sir Pent | 24433 | ||
Contrary View ............................... Dear Tim, I know that we have discussed war in general at length previously on another thread. I don't want to repeat what is there already, but this whole idea of rights and freedoms is IMHO somewhat uncovered. It seems that you are saying that it is wrong for a Christian to kill someone to defend their own rights, but it is right for a Christian to kill someone to defend the rights of another person. However, in the garden, when Peter tried to defend Jesus, he was told to put away his sword. Also although I agree with your overall interpretation that killing is not always wrong (since God commanded it in the OT), I disagree with your burden of proof. Since there is a clear commandment to not kill, and since it is never condoned in the New Testament, I believe the burden of proof lies on those who believe that it is right to kill. As you know, I believe there is a biblical basis for why the killing in the Old Testament was an exception to the rule. I find it hard to imagine discovering a biblical basis for why killing is still appropriate. |
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2 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | Morant61 | 24445 | ||
Greetings Sir Pent! I think you would agree though that the commandment must not refer to "all" killing, else God would have been commanding people to break the Law. While you may find it hard to imagine a biblical basis for why killing is still appropriate, there still isn't any verse which specifically states that things have changed from the Old to the New Testaments. Concerning Peter, I think we would both agree that Jesus was on a mission. He would not allow Peter to stop it! :-) He could have done that on His own. Hopefully, the decision to kill or not is one that neither of us will ever have to make! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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