Thou shalt not kill . . . what?

I'm not quite sure where everyone is getting that this is so cut and dry here. Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not murder, that doesn't make it any clearer! If someone were to walk into my yard and shoot my dog, I would most certainly consider that murder and I think anyone who has a family pet would think so too...(if not, you don't need one), and the person would go to jail for the crime, too.

Also, one thing to think about is if it does only apply to humans, then why do so many support the death penalty? War? It does not give specific exceptions on this rule in the Bible, and it most certainly doesn't specify what not to kill or murder. And "eye for an eye" was wiped out by Jesus himself, so that isn't valid either. He specifically said turn the other cheek.

Great question. Keep them coming, you may actually cause one or two of us at least to think around here.

EDIT>>> ukrgrl: how exactly do you know that animals don't have spirits? And if they don't, how exactly is God going to punish an animal for killing a human, if all of his punishments come in the afterlife?? Something that has no spirit would not even have a clue that a punishment is even coming from God, nor would it have the ability to receive it.

Moses strengthen right into a murdering warmonger no remember how the tale would be glossed over. The "thou shalt no longer kill" commandment would have been written after those activities yet shouldn't he have primary that it strengthen into an act of evil till now it had to be put in writing?

If it were life threatening, I would kill another person in self defense, just saying... and bugs and all are ok... but then again, I'm not very religious. Though maybe the rules could have been a movement of trying to change the world from violence and killing, like when people sing about war and violence to send out the message to stop it, but I'm pretty positive the majority of the people know just from unjust and good from bad, so the written scriptures are unnecessary, yet there are still people with bad intentions, so it's never gonna be the utopia imagined, I think the word utopia seems like a useless word, why did we even come up with it since it's never gonna happen, just a random thought.

bible scholars say the ten commandments were meant for JEWS only. in other words, moses came down from the mountain with laws for HIS people and those laws did not apply to outsiders. this is why you see all that smiting of others in bible stories...makes perfect sense. that is, if you believe anything you read in that silly book.

It was good advice because... as you sow, so shall you reap.

A peaceful response is best... if we are up to it.

Do not intentionally kill any animal..unless you would want the same done to yourself. Who is to say that it is wrong to kill a human, but right to kill a dog? All life....no matter how big or small desreves the same respect. All life is really one...when you see beyond the self then you can see peace of mind. We are all a part of god

The command is Thou shalt not murder. That was easy enough that you could have googled it yourself.

You got three right. your mother in law, an annoying co-worker and a mass murderer. The state can kill the mass murderer, but not you, unless he or she is breaking into your house to kill you. Then it is self defence.

By the way, what is your point?

http://www.cresourcei.org/terms/t-kill.html

Interesting little read. My take is thou shall not murder.

I vote for # 4, to kill that is.