If God told you to kill someone would you do it?

[Taliesin]

Schizophrenia is fun, don't you agree?

[Pendragon]

Pen, I take your point but what would you do in self-defense or in the battle field or while persecuting a man according to state laws? It IMPLIES that God has told you to finish him off !

Why don't you sell me your knife,,,I need one for cutting veggies !! lol

Well, mon ami, you have managed to get a smile and chuckle out of me on what has been a bad morning! I'm a collector of bladed weapons, and the knife I carry changes from time to time. I stick strictly to the code of our home State in carrying a knife, over a three inch blade is a weapon and may no be carried in any way that conceals it. My knife of choice at the moment is a 4 inch stiletto made by Ridge Runner knives. It clips to your pocket so that it is in view. I also carry a Gerber mini-multitool which has a small inch and a half blade. I carry it for the scissors. My pocket amulet piece has a small inch long blade.

I can't see any one chopping veggies with a stiletto. You might use my arrow-head fist blade. D shaped and can roll, I've chopped veggies with it myself!

Self-defense or defense of one's country is a God given right, I believe. I would have a hard time following the orders of a despot intent on enslaving and destroying others for no reason though. Response to attack is different.

God Bless

Pen

[mazHur]

Pen

That;s what I wanted you to do ,,,,chuckle !

You have elaborated what I wanted to say.

I don't carry any knife sort of thing,,,,,,no need

best

[Metanoia]

Pen said: "I would require an absolute sign."

Hi Dale,

I told some other fellow I would stop posting in this forum because I was offending folks. But, I do love to read the posts here, so I've just been lurking. I was really intrigued by your statement and I just wanted to ask what you would consider an absolute sign? How could you be absolutely certain it wasn't your mind (or satan for that matter) playing tricks with you?

Doug

Any sign that is absolute to you, whatever it may be, so no doubt lingered in you mind as to your Gods pressence and will. Good point tho- how could you be certain it wasn't your mind or satan. How is anyone who speaks with God certain it is God?

[Pendragon]

Any sign that is absolute to you, whatever it may be, so no doubt lingered in you mind as to your Gods presence and will. Good point tho- how could you be certain it wasn't your mind or Satan. How is anyone who speaks with God certain it is God?

You learn to try the spirits, as the Bible says to. And yes, it is difficult, the Bible tells us Satan can transform into an Angel of Light and that Satan has his own "ministers" to twist the word of God and make it of no effect. The first thing I do when I think God is dealing with me is to forget all about it. I can almost hear other religious people scream. There is method in this madness. The same thing will return again. I ignore it still. When I sit down to study for a sermon, I pray and open the Bible with eyes shut. It almost always turns to a scripture that deals with the subject that wouldn't quit bothering me all week. Then other verses just come flying like arrows. I look them up, type them down, with a couple remarks that I really want to get across. When it comes time to speak, I surrender myself to Him. From just a few scriptures and a comment or two, I have spoken for an hour. No one even thought of leaving, nor have I ever been told I preached to long. I don't depend on me. What I know and understand is really not the issue. The issue is what God can do with what I know and understand.

If the thought never comes back, when I've let it pass, I didn't need it anyway.

Please understand this is what works for me. I do not say it would work for everyone. I make no doctrine out of it.

God Bless

Pen

[mazHur]

Pen

You may be right from the point of view of Christianity and the teachings of Bible but the topic relates to a Universal God.........

In some religions Satan cannot acquire the form of an angel or a prophet. How would then Bible would suffice to justify that ??

[Walter]

Was the intent to create a question that had only one answer?
Then that's the answer to the question asked. Right?

[Pendragon]

Pen

You may be right from the point of view of Christianity and the teachings of Bible but the topic relates to a Universal God.........

In some religions Satan cannot acquire the form of an angel or a prophet. How would then Bible would suffice to justify that ??

My Friend, I do not set aside easily the teaching of other religions. When there is disagreement, I have always sought common ground. Yet I will say that our Adversary, Satan, a fallen angel himself (I believe Lucifer, I have also heard a case for Samiel), is not bound by how our religion may view him, any more than man can chain God by traditions. And I will leave it at that, hoping to give offense to none.

God Bless

Pendragon

[mazHur]

Nice argument, I appreciate

A rose is a rose
A thorn is a thorn
by whatever name you called them !
That's fair enough.

[AuntShecky]

You have a good mind, MazHur. You choose HUGE topics.
Wow.

[mazHur]

thank you, Auntshecky.
BTW do you think you are older than me or some other fellas here to be called as Aunt? Is that your age and high clibre that makes you put your name that way or are you a reeeal Aunty? I am really confused. lol

[NickAdams]

Has anybody seen frailty?

[mazHur]

yeah, it is right there in front of me !

[PanzaFan]

I was drawn to this topic against my will and must reply.
If God needs my help "offing" someone he isn't much of a God is he and therefore should not be listened to.

[mazHur]

I wonder if someone could deny and defy god if He orders him........