KILLING IS WRONG!
When God gave us the commandment which Jesus quoted, “DO
NOT KILL” [Mk 10:19 KJ]{Mt 19:18}{Lk 18:20}, there were no
exceptions mentioned. No exceptions which may include unborn
babies, old people, sick people, yourself (suicide), enemies, when
told to by your government, etc. There are no exceptions to the
command not to kill. Jesus even discourages getting “ANGRY”
[Mt 5:22] with others. If you want to get back at your
“ENEMIES, PRAY FOR” [Mt 5:44 IC] them to be in God’s will
and let God take care of them His way. For most of us it feels
unnatural to trust God so much to believe He will “GIVE YOU
ALL YOU NEED” [Lk 12:31 TL] and yet greater than trusting
God for our food and clothes, etc, is to trust Him for our protection.
Jesus teaches us “DO NOT BE AFRAID OF THOSE WHO
KILL THE BODY” [Mt 10:28 NI]. For most it is not a natural
reaction to “TURN … THE OTHER CHEEK” [Mt 5:39 IC]. For
many, our natural instinct is to protect ourselves from being killed
by killing if necessary. One time a group of religious neighbors
tried to kill Jesus and God protected Jesus [Lk 4:29-30]. Yes, God
has at times told people to kill their enemies, God has protected
people from their enemies and God has allowed people to be
obedient and lose their life. We need to be obedient to God no
matter what the results and “FEAR ONLY GOD WHO CAN
DESTROY BOTH SOUL AND BODY IN HELL” [Mt 10:28
TL]. Obeying God includes not killing. Do you avoid killing?
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