I always feel guilty when I say someone should be put to death. I know God knows how I feel, and that he will instruct our juries to bring justice to the extent that it needs to be done. And to me that would be executions. God bless.
Read about Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, and see if you feel any differently-
Numbers 25:1-18
1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
Thank you. It hasn't been long since I read this. I just have a hard time sometimes with trying to do what is right as a human, and not breaking God's laws like "Thou shall not kill."
After reading all that everyone has put on here, YOU ARE ALL RIGHT. Their deaths would be justifiable and then they will answer to God.
All the corruption and trafficking and lies doesn't equate to a death sentence for the guilty. But when they start trying to kill large amounts of us through a propaganda campaign, it becomes difficult to think of any other way to deal with them.
There are times when we need to be angry so God can guide us to act righteously on it; I feel we are living in one of those times now.
The Levites handling the golden calf situation and Jesus flipping tables in the temple keep coming to mind for me. All I can do is give that to God and ask Him to calm me and lead me.
I understand you're feelings, but I do feel differently.
What they have done to children in the open like that only chills me when I imagine what they get away with in secret.
I would want them to suffer as they have made those suffer. I would accept the punishment if necessary. But often as I amuse these ideas, I often have this calming sense, a clarity, and suddenly I just want to send them to God directly and swiftly.
I always feel guilty when I say someone should be put to death. I know God knows how I feel, and that he will instruct our juries to bring justice to the extent that it needs to be done. And to me that would be executions. God bless.
Read about Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, and see if you feel any differently-
Numbers 25:1-18
1 And Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom with the daughters of Moab.
2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods: and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods.
3 And Israel joined himself unto Baalpeor: and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel.
4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lord may be turned away from Israel.
5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men that were joined unto Baalpeor.
6 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and brought unto his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
7 And when Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, saw it, he rose up from among the congregation, and took a javelin in his hand;
8 And he went after the man of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the woman through her belly. So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel.
9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.
10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away from the children of Israel, while he was zealous for my sake among them, that I consumed not the children of Israel in my jealousy.
12 Wherefore say, Behold, I give unto him my covenant of peace:
13 And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.
14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, was Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites.
15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain was Cozbi, the daughter of Zur; he was head over a people, and of a chief house in Midian.
16 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them:
18 For they vex you with their wiles, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Cozbi, the daughter of a prince of Midian, their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake.
Kek
Thank you. It hasn't been long since I read this. I just have a hard time sometimes with trying to do what is right as a human, and not breaking God's laws like "Thou shall not kill."
After reading all that everyone has put on here, YOU ARE ALL RIGHT. Their deaths would be justifiable and then they will answer to God.
God bless and have a great day.
All the corruption and trafficking and lies doesn't equate to a death sentence for the guilty. But when they start trying to kill large amounts of us through a propaganda campaign, it becomes difficult to think of any other way to deal with them.
Yes. I agree.
There are times when we need to be angry so God can guide us to act righteously on it; I feel we are living in one of those times now.
The Levites handling the golden calf situation and Jesus flipping tables in the temple keep coming to mind for me. All I can do is give that to God and ask Him to calm me and lead me.
Amen.
You give everything to God. Praises, fears, thoughts, and esp prayers. Worship.
One gives their thoughts and what it on their heart to God through prayer.
I understand you're feelings, but I do feel differently.
What they have done to children in the open like that only chills me when I imagine what they get away with in secret.
I would want them to suffer as they have made those suffer. I would accept the punishment if necessary. But often as I amuse these ideas, I often have this calming sense, a clarity, and suddenly I just want to send them to God directly and swiftly.
Yes, they need to be punished for the sake of the children. Especially for the sake of the children.
No different than executing a pedo. Thry are not trustworthy and we need law and order at the top levels of government.