Squaring circles: direct biblical contradictions

God prohibits man killing. Thou = man God doesn't prohibit God killing. Thou not= God.In this case God is the killer and man the weapon of Gods choice. Man isn't subject to the law which prohibits him deciding to kill off his own bat in this case (think of our own laws prohibiting killing yet that same authority can instruct us to kill (executioner/soldier))Edited by iano, : No reason given.

And the distinction drawn between state prohibited killing and state authorised killing? You seem to have sidestepped that point.- No it doesn't. The state authority round here says so.

Whether or not a soldier is a volunteer (and they very often aren't) is neither here nor there. What's here or there is my point that an authority forbidding killing and that same authority commanding killing is not a contradiction. At least not when their commanding a killing positions the authority as the moral agent and the person doing the killing as a mere instrument of killing.

It doesn't much matter what you think. What matters is an authorities ability to both forbid killing and instruct killing without there being a contradiction involved.And unless you have some other line of argumentation that supports the charge of contradiction I'll take this supposed one at least, as having been resolved for you.

I don't have to admit God uses men as a weapon against other men. You've already accepted the Bible states as much yourself..remember? I gather dropping the charge of contradiction in this case isn't going to appear on your agenda so I'll leave things here having come a full circle with you.

Rather than dumping the Law I think you'll find a change in
juristictions has come about in the life of a Christian. They are no longer subject to the 'law of sin and death' but have been transferred to a realm in which they are beholden to the 'law of the spirit of life that is in Christ Jesus'.Whereas the penalty involved in breaking the law of sin and death .. is death, the penalty for breaking the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus is (largely speaking) knowing you've spat in the face of He who loves you.

Fair enough, I was pointing out what the reality is for a Christian (whether physical Jew or Gentile). They wouldn't consider themselves subject to the Law so it's not surprising they've 'dumped it'. Dumped all of it in fact. My purpose was to counter what I detected to be a slightly disparaging tone behind your stating them to have done this.

quote:

---

The terrors of law and of God with me can have nothing to do; My Savior's obedience and blood hide all my transgressions from view

​

August Toplady

---

- I think our positions are too far apart and we share too little common ground to permit fruitful discussion. Alas.