Ryan
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Exodus 22
2 If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
This was generally interpreted as killing someone at night if you don't know whether the intruder was armed or not was permissible. God gave us an out here, and we were protected from blood guilt even if we were not sure about the severity of the threat as ours, and our families safety takes precedence over the life of the intruder. However, in daytime, one could see whether they were armed or not, and could determine the severity of the threat again. The prescription in the Torah for a thief was restitution, not imprisonment or death, but they were to pay back what was stolen.
Personally, I'd have no hesitation neutralizing the threat if it was a matter of my families life or theirs, and if they were still alive, give them the salvation message before they breathed their last breath.
I believe in the end days, and the violence and tribulation upon the earth, we all most contemplate, pray and decide what action we each will take in any given circumstance. Surely God never changed his mind about someone protecting their home and family from a threat in good conscience?
2 If a thief is caught breaking in at night and is struck a fatal blow, the defender is not guilty of bloodshed; 3 but if it happens after sunrise, the defender is guilty of bloodshed.
This was generally interpreted as killing someone at night if you don't know whether the intruder was armed or not was permissible. God gave us an out here, and we were protected from blood guilt even if we were not sure about the severity of the threat as ours, and our families safety takes precedence over the life of the intruder. However, in daytime, one could see whether they were armed or not, and could determine the severity of the threat again. The prescription in the Torah for a thief was restitution, not imprisonment or death, but they were to pay back what was stolen.
Personally, I'd have no hesitation neutralizing the threat if it was a matter of my families life or theirs, and if they were still alive, give them the salvation message before they breathed their last breath.
I believe in the end days, and the violence and tribulation upon the earth, we all most contemplate, pray and decide what action we each will take in any given circumstance. Surely God never changed his mind about someone protecting their home and family from a threat in good conscience?
