Are they Biblically Wrong?

KILLING in the MILITARY;the DEATH PENALTY;

Answer: ?

Is the Death Penalty Biblically Wrong?

Answer: No

Is the Death Penalty Biblically Wrong?

Answer: NoRomans 13:1-4

Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God’s servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God’s servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.

Is the Death Penalty Biblically Wrong?

Answer: NoThis assumes just leadership and deserved

punishmentWe know from Old Testament accounts that God

will judge unjust and corrupt leaders

Is the Death Penalty Biblically Wrong?

Answer: NoEven God’s Law has a death penalty for Law

breakersWe’ve all sinned as such and deserve

eternal deathThat’s why we need Christ to pardon us

Is the Death Penalty Wrong?

Answer: ?

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

Commandment #6:Thou shalt not kill (Exodus 20:13;

Deuteronomy 5:17)

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

In the original Hebrew “Kill” is:*Ratsach (raw-tsakh’)

to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er)

Premeditated, unjust or illegal killing (murder) is a sin

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

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Answer: It depends

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

Killing enemies is the unfortunate byproduct of battle

God Himself led the Israelites in battle (Deut. 20:1-4)

So killing when necessary is justified during war, …but not murder

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

Examples of possible murder in the military:An enemy with no possible way to attack

surrenders, but instead of being captured he is killed in anger

Innocent civilians of the opposing side are killed out of bitterness and resentment

Torturing to death a captured enemy that was ordered to die by lethal injection

Killing as a result of taking the law into one’s own hands

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

Those who must kill in battle are biblically justified because they are: submitting to their governing authoritiesexecuting the punishment of their divinely

placed ruler

Is Killing in the Military Wrong?

Note: This does NOT apply when rulers make orders in direct opposition to God or His Word

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