In my view, murder constitutes any unjustified killing. If we are ever put in a position where we take the life of another being, it must be justified before God. We don't have to answer to society for such actions, though there will probably be legal consequences. It is God that we must give an account to. So if we take a life, can we honestly stand in the presence of God the Father and say that we took a life in righteousness? Do we realize also that we will be held accountable to those we affect by killing? Can we honestly stand before them and say that we took their life for a greater good, or will we be in a position where we have to confess that we murdered them.
This applies to warfare, self defense, negligence, outbursts of anger, etc. If we kill someone in self defense, and it is not justified, we are guilty of murder. I once heard a man state that if an intruder broke into his home, and he had to shoot that intruder to protect his home and family, that he would shoot to kill. He used the justification that they have been cases of an injured intruder suing the homeowner. Again I repeat, we are not accountable to society and the laws men above our accountability before God.
In such a case, we could could use the treat of deadly force to neutralize the intruder and let the law handle it. If we are forced to fire to protect our family, we can often still simply wound the intruder instead of a lethal shot. Now I understand you could have a drug crazed individual, or in some cases the villain could return to be a threat again if he is ever released. I understand that. But I'm trying to demonstrate that whether we live or die, our actions must be righteous and we have give an account for our actions. If you have to kill in self defense or the defense if your family, make sure it it is really defense.
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