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Does a Soldier in War Break the 6th Commandment?

Jeremiahcp

Jeremiahcp

Well-Known Jerk
The The Sixth Commandment is: "Thou shalt not kill."

Does a soldier in war break the 6th commandment?

What are your thoughts? Please explain your reasoning.
 
Akivah

Akivah

Well-Known Member
Jeremiahcp said:
I anticipated such a remark and would like to hear your thoughts on why they should be viewed differently and which one is correct.
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Then you should've put that into your OP.

As far as being "correct", that's pretty much the crux of it, isn't it? Each of us uses different authorities.

Do you believe that murder, manslaughter, death by negligence, death by malpractice, death by combat, death by judicial decree are identical?
 
PureX

PureX

Veteran Member
Jeremiahcp said:
The The Sixth Commandment is: "Thou shalt not kill."

Does a soldier in war break the 6th commandment?
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Yes. But unfortunately, the soldier finds himself in a very imperfect environment where he has to kill to stay alive, himself, and to help those around him to stay alive. Which is why forgiveness is paramount, not just for soldiers, but for all of us living in a less than ideal world.
 
Stanyon

Stanyon

WWMRD?
From what I understand it does mean murder and murder only seems to apply if it were Hebrews killing another Hebrew, everyone else was fair game apparently if the man of war Jehovah Exodus 15:3 deemed them unworthy to live. To answer your question within those understandings then no, they wouldn't be violating a commandment as long as it were Hebrews doing the killing and Jehova didn't like those being killed, in fact it would seem a blessed act.
 
C

columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
Jainarayan said:
I'd say if it's a war to right wrongs, yes. But only to right wrongs. Wars of conquest, aggression, greed are not, imo.
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Who and how is this distinction made?
Bush II sold his invasion of Iraq to everybody from staunch Christians to political conservatives to Hillary Clinton by claiming that he deposing a dangerous criminal dictator for the betterment of the world. Better information wasn't hard to find, if you looked for it.
Where does that fit in?
Tom
 
Tumah

Tumah

Veteran Member
Jeremiahcp said:
So war is always legal killing?
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That would depend on whose legal code you're using. I'd guess that the aggressor is usually seen as killing illegally by the defender's legal code, but is legal in the aggressor's code.
 
Jeremiahcp

Jeremiahcp

Well-Known Jerk
If we call it murder and say murder is unlawful killing, then who gets to decide on behalf of God, what is legal killing? To me that sounds like human moral standards and not the will of God.
 
Jeremiahcp

Jeremiahcp

Well-Known Jerk
Tumah said:
That would depend on whose legal code you're using. I'd guess that the aggressor is usually seen as killing illegally by the defender's legal code, but is legal in the aggressor's code.
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So in other words ignore the will of God and let people make the call. Which btw, I agree with.
 
Jainarayan

Jainarayan

ॐ नमो भगवते वासुदेवाय
Staff member
Premium Member
columbus said:
Who and how is this distinction made?
Bush II sold his invasion of Iraq to everybody from staunch Christians to political conservatives to Hillary Clinton by claiming that he deposing a dangerous criminal dictator for the betterment of the world. Better information wasn't hard to find, if you looked for it.
Where does that fit in?
Tom
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OP and topic:
Does a Soldier in War Break the 6th Commandment?

What are your thoughts? Please explain your reasoning.
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I gave my opinion and my reasoning. "I'd say" and "imo" should be dead giveaways.
 
U

Unveiled Artist

Veteran Member
Jeremiahcp said:
The The Sixth Commandment is: "Thou shalt not kill."

Does a soldier in war break the 6th commandment?

What are your thoughts? Please explain your reasoning.
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Yes.

He took another persons life (killed)

with intent (murdered)

In both cases, the soldier took a life. By strict sola-scriptura definition, he broke a commandment.
 
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