The Bible never says to execute an innocent man. Are you stupid like I said, or just being subtil?
I prefer subtle, if I get a choice.
The Bible never says to execute an innocent man, but it says the Israelites stoned and burned not only Achan, but also his children, at God's insistence. Surely his children were innocent, weren't they?
Since the means of death is no longer an issue, we can consider other cases, for instance: At God's insistence,, and under Saul's leadership the Israelites killed man, woman and child of the Amalekites (Saul being guilty of not ensuring total destruction by preserving King Agag)--surely you don't think of the children as being guilty in that case?
So, if the children of Achan and the Amalekites were not guilty, yet were under the same condemnation as their parents or leaders, can we truthfully conclude that there's a problem with ISIS in executing the Jordanian pilot?
Perhaps, as Bybee suggested (thanks for your response Bybee):
A Christian is following the will God as revealed in and through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
A Muslim is following the will of Allah as revealed through the words of Muhammad in the Qur'an. If you have read the Qur'an you will see the difference.
Of course Nick can answer that question! And so can I!
If you cannot answer that question then your claim to be a Christian is suspect to me!
We can just quote the bible and say that settles it--everybody else has to fall in line. But aren't we doing the same thing they are, in the eyes of the rest of the world? It's just one holy book against another. Early in the thread others claimed Christians are killing children as witches, and they didn't see a difference. I'm not sure I do either.
Just to set the record straight, I don't think ISIS should be lighting Jordanian pilots on fire anymore than they should be cutting off the heads of journalists or Christians or other muslims. I struggle with the commands given to Israel as they entered their promised land, just as I struggle with images of the King of Kings' blood-stained garments, as in Rev 19:13 and Is 63:3, but fortunately these both refer to Him being the only one that is blood-stained.
Maybe the problem isn't one of innocence or guilt, but of loyalty to our King. What now do we do with this information about ISIS killing innocent people? What do you suggest?