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The Bible clearly teaches that murder or killing is wrong, and that we should do what we can to protect and guard life. Life is a gift from God, and only God has the right to take a life.

So What About the Death Penalty, Abortion, and Killing in Self Defense?

When it says “thou shalt not kill,” it is talking about murder. You can kill someone without murdering them, but you cannot murder someone without killing them. That may sound confusing at first, but let me explain:

Some cases of killing are acceptable and would not be considered a sin in God’s eyes: Self defense (protecting your own life), war, death penalty, etc. These circumstances are in effort to protect and preserve human life.

There are also many non-acceptable forms of killing which includes murder (which is killing intentionally with predetermined ideas or malice).

Let me explain the main difference between killing and murder. It is quite simple really, because it all comes down to the nature of our hearts. Murder is an evil heart with wicked intent to kill someone. Anytime we have evil in our hearts, and act upon that evil that contradicts God’s commands, it is a sin. That means it is wrong to do!

However, you can kill, but in your heart you do not want to kill. A person can try to kill you, and you don’t want to kill them. But if you MUST kill them in self defense, that is not considered a sin. The same is true with the death penalty. By killing someone in the death penalty (a presumed terrible crime), you are preserving the lives of countless others.

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“And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.” Luke 9:27.

I recently received a question regarding Jesus’ statement above that some standing there would not taste death until they see the Kingdom of God coming in its Glory. They said, “isn’t Jesus late:” They proceeded to state that unless someone was 2000 years old, this “prophecy” given by Jesus wasn’t true. It was a complete lie, and he never showed up like he said he would. So what is the deal with this scripture? Here is my reply to this scripture.

I have often wondered about this myself. This is how I interpret this scripture:

Jesus said “And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.”

So Jesus is basically saying that someone standing there would not die (ie taste death) until they see the Kingdom of God. So based on this, one of 2 things happened:

1. It was a lie, and Jesus or God was late and never showed up.

2. Someone did see exactly that: The Kingdon of God and all its power coming.

Well, Jesus was apparently truthful and charismatic, or else I find it hard to believe he would have made such an apparent impact on the lives of those around him and they were willing to die to carry out his messages. So we have to ask this one important question: Did anyone see this before dying? Did anyone see the coming of Jesus and the Kingdom of God before they died? The answer is YES.

John seen all of these events, of the Kingdom of God coming in His glory. I am not talking about Jesus’ resurrection either as some suggest. I am talking about the complete revelation and unfolding of these events described.

John seen and recorded all of the events in the book of Revelation before “tasting death.” There could have been other disciples that seen this vision as well. But we know for sure John did.

Thus, the statement Jesus spoke was true and fulfilled. Remember, it only said he would “see it.” It didn’t say it would “happen.”

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