I'm a US Soldier, can you help with some religious advice?

I'm a US soldier, I'm asking from a christian point of view, is it wrong to kill a man if its my job?


Say for example that if a man is about to attack me while I'm trying to protect my country, and I straight switch my M-16 to burst and send him back home?I'm a US Soldier, can you help with some religious advice?
Romans 13:1 says, ';Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.';





So, if it's your job, and the man is about to attack you or someone else, then go for it. I do not think I really have what it takes to be a soldier, but I appreciate you and others like you, for taking my place and fighting for our freedom. May God bless you!I'm a US Soldier, can you help with some religious advice?
Kind of late to be contemplating your religious convictions there soldier,


Doing your job , protecting Your comrades should NOt be a question . Thou shalt not kill references Me Killing you you killing me to covet something of yours.. Not when it comes to MIlitary service / protection. Remember Those who were Murdered by those whom you are protecting yourselves from...Despite political actions, They took it upon themselves to attack and murder innocent civilians as well as Military employed civilians and That is why your over there, to stop them from bringing it back again..over here.. If you see someone with a weapon You will protect your self and comrades no matter if they are men women or children, they feel They are justified with murdering people even though nothing in they're doctrine says its right to do so
The idiots on here aren't in your shoes so they will give you some bad advice or their opinion. Remember God used people in the bible to kill. The bible when talk about not killing people. You have to understand why it says it. You are defending your country. God will not hold you against what you are doing since he himself used people long time ago to kill. Look at David. You never feel good about killing but you know what, there is a time and a place for it.


If I were you, I wouldn't worry about it but continue to pray and ask God to guide you. If these people weren't meant to die, your gun fire is not going to kill them anyway.
Where the Bible says ';Thou shalt not kill,'; the reader understands what is meant is that you should not commit murder. There is a big difference between killing and murder. It is good to constantly do self-examination, and consider what the reasons and motivations are of the country you represent. Is it wrong for suicide-bombers to kill if it is their job? That is a valid question. It is my hope, and I am sure it is yours that the suicide-bombers question as you do. It is nice to know that you come from a background with a free press, and you are not being told things, such as that you will be rewarded in Heaven for killing the enemies of your religion.
there was a place in the bible in the Old Testament where God had told the Israelites not to inner marry with the other countries. But they did anyways. One man showed up before God with his wife in open defiance of Gods orders. The man and his wife went back to their tent when another Israelite came in with a spear and killed them both. God said the man that killed the two of them was counted to him as righteousness.


To answer your question another way, no you will not be charged before God for murder. You are protecting the world against evil and you are truly are a warrior of God.
If you feel it is wrong to kill to protect your self, family, or even your country, why the f*ck would you join the military? If you can't do it, you have no place there. I feel bad for the people in your unit if you are supposed to be protecting them and have a moment of religious conflict. That will get others killed.
No it is not wrong to kill while defending your country. Talk to a Pastor about this. You need someone who can really talk to you personally to explain that you are not murdering when your country is at war. God Bless
';I straight switch my M-16 to burst and send him back home?';





Seems to me you don't care regardless. Read Romans 12:17-21
That works for me.





And, that philosophy is exactly why I'm alive to Troll this forum.





But, save the ';Rock %26amp; Roll'; Burst; One Shot, One Kill.
You killing a man who is about to kill you.....defending your life and protecting these people from coming to your homeland and killing us is an honorable deed.
';your job is not to die for your country, but rather make the other bastard diee for his';


if your not ok with killing and your in the field.... become a cook? work towards being a doctor? a driver?
The Israelites did it all the time. The Bible states that there is a time for war. You're doing your duty - keep it up %26amp; keep the faith.
On a personal level it could be considered wrong. But if this man is a so called 'infidel' then why not kill him.
I thought you were cool until I read the last sentence.





Thought you guys learned a lesson at Mahmoudiyah.
That's your job. Kill or be killed. In the old testament God orders a lot of murders.
Do your duty, and do not steal, and you're doing fine.
Your cult guide book is full of killing.
You are fine





The commandment is ';THOU SHALL NOT MURDER'; which is the UNJUSTIFIED taking of life.





Wars - though some can be unjustified such as the case with Hitler, usually have justification behind them - such as the defense against Hitler being justified - protecting and defending agains what is unjust. But htis reasoning behind the act of killing - was it justified? If it is justified, then you are not i n the wrong- if it is UNjustified - then you have sinned.








The Old Testament has at least 9 different Hebrew words that all convey the idea of taking a life --of killing. While all the words do carry some sort of common meaning, they also tend to each have specific emphases on the type of death: kill, beat [to death], destroy, butcher, wound [fatally], strike, sacrifice, execute, or murder.





The Hebrew word rats谩ch means to ';murder'; or ';slay';. While it also shares the concept of death with these other eight words, this term focuses more on the illicit taking of a life (i.e.: murder). We should be careful to distinguish this word from the other forms of killing. For example, tab谩ch means to ';butcher'; (to kill for eating).





In Numbers 35:16, 17, 18, 19, and 21, rats谩ch is used several times, and is consistently translated as a form of ';murder';. The most famous use of rats谩ch is in Exodus 20:13, which many people know in the King James Version: ';Thou shalt not kill.'; The KJV use of ';kill'; has caused some to misunderstand the verse's meaning. Any Bibles translated in the last century have removed the confusion by using the more specific ';murder'; for rats谩ch





The New Testament quotes Exodus 20:13 in Matthew 19:18, Mark 10:19, and Luke 18:20. In these verses, the Greek word used is phone煤. Like rats谩ch, this word also means to ';murder'; or ';slay';. It is used for the translating of the Hebrew rats谩ch because they both convey the thought of taking someone's life without cause.





rats谩ch and phone煤 both mean to [kill by] murder (but they don't mean ';beat';, ';destroy';, ';butcher';, ';fatally wound';, ';strike';, ';sacrifice';, or ';execute';).





The word chosen in Exodus 20:13 is rats谩ch, ';murder';. The text does not say, ';Don't take a life';; it says, ';Don't kill by murder';. If zab谩ch had been used, it would have meant, ';Don't kill by sacrifice';. If muwth had been used, it would have meant, ';Don't kill by execution';, and so on.





With Hebrew having such a wide range of choices of possible words, it is important to note which word was actually selected for a specific text. It is also very helpful to note which of the words were not selected.