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NASB | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not murder. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Exodus 20:13 ¶ "You shall not commit murder (unjustified, deliberate homicide). [Gen 9:6; Ex 21:12, 14, 18] |
Subject: 'Conscientious Objection' Biblical? |
Bible Note: 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 |