Bible Question: In the bible, it says. Thou shell not kill. Howcome, christions join army? Isn't army an organization of killing? Many times, wars are missled by wrong people with wrong ideas. For example, Hitlar used bible to motivate citizens for his right to fight the world. |
Bible Answer: Greetings Ssongssu! Are you aware that God commanded killing at times throughout the Bible? Was God wrong? Consider the following examples: Saul was commanded to totally destroy the Amalekites: 1 Sam. 15:1-3: "Samuel said to Saul, ‘‘I am the one the LORD sent to anoint you king over his people Israel; so listen now to the message from the LORD. 2 This is what the LORD Almighty says: ‘I will punish the Amalekites for what they did to Israel when they waylaid them as they came up from Egypt. 3 Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’”" In Deut. 13:15, the Israelites are commanded by God to completely kill anyone living in a town that is engaged in idol worship. Deut. 13:15 - "you must certainly put to the sword all who live in that town. Destroy it completely, both its people and its livestock." There are other examples. While most of us would agree that most wars are unjust, there is no Scriptural principle that forbids wars or killing absolutely. To make that claim would be to call God Himself unjust. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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