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NASB | Romans 13:4 for it is a minister of God to you for good. But if you do what is evil, be afraid; for it does not bear the sword for nothing; for it is a minister of God, an avenger who brings wrath on the one who practices evil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 13:4 For he is God's servant to you for good. But if you do wrong, [you should] be afraid; for he does not carry the [executioner's] sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an avenger who brings punishment on the wrongdoer. |
Subject: To turn, or not to turn? |
Bible Note: Doc, If the world is trying to kill my tyrant in a "just" war, I could justifiably become soldier against my tyrant and slay him. As a Christain, however, I have to ask whether my conscience agrees. I have to ask what Jesus would do. In the end Bonheffer became a martyr, not an assassin, so I wonder whether the greater good in this case is to be slain rather than to slay. |