thou shalt not kill. (but why there's war ?)

Indonesia
January 16, 2007 6:47am CST
that's taken from the holy bible, king james version, exodus 20:13 why is that David and Solomon killed so many humans on the battlefield ? (or at least they command it to their soldiers). Does that means that God gives excuse to kill ? Ten commandments means nothing ? Does that is the things that makes the crusade war ? and those anti-teror war on iraQ and afganistan nowdays ? I believe that some of them are Christians, Moslem, and maybe Jews. Why ? ... im so sad with all of the war and unnecessary bloodsheed. please ... anybody ... answer why there's still so many killings (on war)nowdays ? (and it conduct by those who said that they're christians, moslem, or jews)
6 responses
• Australia
21 Jan 07
In the old age, the battlefield is necessary for God to prove His power. In a war, killing people or being killed is a normal things. Afterall, it has passed many decades ago. what we should concentrate is what happening in our worlds nowadays. I am against those war.. especially religion war (there is no such things), and I have no idea why would people kill each other just because of difference in religion, skin colours, or sometimes just different opinion. My best guess is that, although you know the "Law" (i mean the bible), it is not that easy to follow through. The human feelings is far much stronger that our desire to follow the Lord's command, that is why sometimes egoism, the desire to rule, or to expand your country, etc2 is so strong, stronger than your desire to follow the Lord's command, that is what makes people kill each other. That is what makes the war happen nowadays.
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• Indonesia
22 Jan 07
i agree, your answer is the most objective ones this far =) + rate for your quality response ... i appreciate that
@abednego7 (1060)
• Philippines
16 Jan 07
In the time of David and Solomon, God Almighty had a covenant between him and their great grand parent Abraham. Under this covenant, God will protect and choose the descendants of Abraham to be his chosen nation. This nation which is Israel will be the center of God's Kingdom on Earth that time, so he used this nation to introduce his name and power to all nations for them to obey him as Almighty God. But as history tells in that time other nations already had been worshiping Idols and that's God could not tolerate for he wants all the creature to worship him and obey his rule only. So those nations which refused to do so will face punishment and most of the time he used Israel to did that in his name. But when Jesus Christ came and Jews did not accept him as a messiah, they broke that kind of covenant. Thus Jesus Christ form another covenant between God and all people of nations that will acknowledge his sovereign power. So this time there will be no specific race but a group of people from all races that will show their respect and gratitude to God's law. And then God set a specific occasion where He will punish all the wicked people - the Armageddon . Thus when that time has not arrive yet, all these wars that we see has nothing to do with God plans but to his nemesis Satan the Devil.
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• Indonesia
17 Jan 07
is God that weak at that time so He need to use israel for killings the unbeliever ? Then why He creates those peoples anyway ? why He gave them free will ? if there's armageddon and God's judgement day, then why still some believer choose to disobey Him, and justified their acts of killing so it looks like that's God's will (example : crusade war)
@Garcia5 (77)
• United States
21 Jan 07
I think that the Bible is a story. Not real. A fabrication with good intent for morallity sake. Its common sense that you should not kill. It is also common sense that you must defend yourself against those who would kill you.
• Indonesia
21 Jan 07
i respect your point of view. That's an interesting things to see other's beliefs =) ... thanks
@Citra1881 (528)
• Indonesia
17 Jan 07
because killing can be justified with a right cause. but human being are still having a low state of consciousness.. so they misuse all those -comandaments-
@rein2410 (809)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
The commandments that has been made by God those days are limited to just around the jewish that day, so, they actually have to crush the enemies with God's help. But when Jesus came, we are taught to love our enemies so that war is forbiddent in this era, and there is no way to justify it. War is still killing other human beings.
• Indonesia
21 Jan 07
so, God commands jews not to kill, but yet He commands them to kill their enemies ? ... such a contradiction exist here ... don't you think God is able to just wipe away the jews enemies by His mighty hand ? why He had to use humans hand (jews) to kill their enemy ? ... Yes, i have no doubt with Jesus, so what do you think about forgiving ? can you love others that killed your loved ones ? or ... what if the the circumstances is your entire family is being held as a hostage, and they also put bomb on your body to kill your girlfriend / your enemies, which one that you choose ? to kill ? or not to kill ? ...
@rein2410 (809)
• Australia
21 Jan 07
Even the law at those days said to love other human beings and enemy should be chrush. There are many times where God use His own hands to that and the army just have to praise and worship him for that to happen showing that the power of praise and worship is real. Well, to be honest, I cannot understand deeper than that cause you cannot read what in God's mind. Forgiving, imagine in that situation? its really hard to think of, I guess it maybe something that I cannot handle and God knows it, He wont give me something that I cannot handle. If I am to imagine that, I just have to rely on God and pray for Him to show me the way and pray to ask for forgiveness for the person whos done that to me. I can forgive him still.
• United States
16 Jan 07
If you look at the way people are doing things in todays world, it's truly against God's Word/the Bible. Take the taking the ten commandments out of the courthouses and things of that sort. Where is the world going? People are depending more on materalistic items, gluttony, selfishness, but how can you stop them. Only by living the way God wants to you live.
• Indonesia
17 Jan 07
then what if the only option left is to kill or to be killed ? ... or ... to kill or your family being killed ? ... why does God allowed such hard options to be happened ? (back then at the crusades era)