difference between killing
planning ahead to deliberately
kill a person.
Killing is the taking of a
life in self-defense, i.e.,
defending yourself or your
loved ones from someone
who is trying to harm you
or them; or killing that is
done during military service
in the cause of freedom, or
killing done to protect
Americans or oppressed
people around the world
who have asked for our
help. Killing can also
include accidental killing.
Jesus said we should not
Jesus said we should not
murder.
Matthew
19:18 He saith unto him,
Matthew
19:18 He saith unto him,
Which? Jesus said, Thou
shalt do no murder,
Thou shalt not commit
adultery, Thou shalt not
steal, Thou shalt not bear
false witness,
God gave us lawmakers
God gave us lawmakers
and has commanded us
to obey them and the
laws they put in place.
1 Peter
2:13 Submit yourselves to
1 Peter
2:13 Submit yourselves to
every ordinance of man
for the Lord's sake:
whether it be to the king,
as supreme;
2:14 Or unto governors,
2:14 Or unto governors,
as unto them that are
sent by him for the
punishment of evildoers,
and for the praise of
them that do well.
In the Old Testament
In the Old Testament
(especially Deuteronomy
Chapter 19) God
commanded the Israelites
(the Jews) to immediately
put to death those who
had committed murder
(deliberate pre-planned
killing). God also
created a system
whereby they could tell
if someone killed
purposely or accidentally
so innocent people
weren't put to death.
God did not command that
God did not command that
murderers be placed in a
prison for life where the
rest of the law-abiding
citizens had to pay to
feed them, house them,
and buy them expensive
exercise equipment (that
we cannot afford for
ourselves) in order that
those criminals can get
stronger physically in
order to attack us better
when they get out of prison!
Duh. Prisons also provide
inmates with free college
educations when the rest
of us could not afford to
go college. I also
remember years ago
when one prison went on
strike because the inmates
did not think they were
being fed pork chops often
enough! Excuse me, but
my family could never
afford pork chops; but our
tax dollars went to pay for
these criminals to have
them more often!
Outrageous! And these
are the people who
committed crimes against
us who are paying for their
food!
No wonder God never told
No wonder God never told
us in the Bible to create a
prison system! God had
specific ways to punish
people who committed
crimes - it is all listed in
the Old Testament in
detail! We should have
listened to our All-Knowing
God and and used his
commands to create a
system that deters
people from committing
crimes! We would not be
paying our hard earned
tax dollars to fund prisons.
Prisoners would be
punished immediately as
God commanded in his
Holy Bible.
Leviticus
24:17 And he that killeth
Leviticus
24:17 And he that killeth
any man shall surely be
put to death.
Leviticus
24:21b ...and he that
Leviticus
24:21b ...and he that
killeth a man, he shall
be put to death.
Romans
13:1 Let every soul be
Romans
13:1 Let every soul be
subject unto the higher
powers. For there is no
power but of God: the
powers that be are
ordained of God.
13:2 Whosoever
13:2 Whosoever
therefore resisteth the
power, resisteth the
ordinance of God: and
they that resist shall
receive to themselves
damnation.
13:3 For rulers are not a
13:3 For rulers are not a
terror to good works, but
to the evil. Wilt thou then
not be afraid of the power?
do that which is good,
and thou shalt have praise
of the same:
13:4 For he is the minister
13:4 For he is the minister
of God to thee for good.
But if thou do that which is
evil, be afraid; for he
beareth not the sword in
vain: for he is the minister
of God, a revenger to
execute wrath upon him
that doeth evil.