Re: [asa] Torture

I'm not going to pronounce a judgment on this issue because of my lack of experience. However, I would like to point out that the 10 commandments are in a hierarchy of importance. Sometimes, we have to SADLY abandon the fulfillment of a commandment in order to fulfill a higher one. One of you mentioned how Rahab had lied, but was commended in the Bible for saving the Israelites. Another example would be Jael, the wife of Heber, who probably pretended to be a prostitute, put Sisera to sleep, then drove a nail into his temple (Judges 4). She had broken the commandments of murder and bearing false witness, but in doing so, attained a higher one to the glory of God! Therefore, when there are many rights, we have to execute the highest right.
 
Here's a peripheral point. A form of torture was practised in the Old Testament. It's found in Deuteronomy 25:1-3.
 
j burg wrote:
> I have you tied up in my jail cell. I am 99% sure you know where the
> bomb is that will blow up St. Louis in the next hour. I see no
> alternative but to get this information out of you by any means
> possible. Do I still rule out torture?
>
> What would Jesus do? Billy Graham? Your kindly grandmother? Your
> favored presidential candidate?
>
> What if the city were Mecca? Do the answers change?
>
> Burgy

 
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Received on Tue Aug 5 20:14:14 2008