Is murder a sin or frowned upon in the christian world?

Question

If so can christians support war?

Can they support the death penalty?

Why?

Answer 1

Christians who support war are hypocritical. God clearly told us not to kill---Jesus even forbade hatred, calling it "murder in the heart" (Matt. 5:21-26). This is a sin, undoubtedly.

But even Christians sin.

We all fall short of the glory of God, and we all sin (Romans 3:23), but in Christ our sins are forgiven. That's what makes us Christians :)

Answer 2

Dumb question of course its a sin  

Answer 3

Read the 10 commandments

Answer 4

That is a very good question - and it is much deeper than many Christians would have you believe.

George Carlin had a great rant on this topic:

"Here’s another question I have. How come when it’s us, it’s an abortion, and when it’s a chicken, it’s an omelette? Are we so much better than chickens all of a sudden? When did this happen, that we passed chickens in goodness. Name 6 ways we’re better than chickens. See, nobody can do it! You know why? ‘Cause chickens are decent people. You don’t see chickens hanging around in drug gangs, do you? No, you don’t see a chicken strapping some guy into a chair and hooking up his nuts to a car battery, do you? When’s the last chicken you heard about come home from work and beat the s**t out of his hen, huh? Doesn’t happen, ’cause chickens are decent people.

Thou shalt not kill. Murder. The fifth commandment. But if you think about it, religion has never really had a problem with murder. Not really. No, more people have been killed in the name of God than for any other reason. All you have to do is look at slavery, the Middle East, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Holocaust, and the World Trade Center, and you'll see how seriously the religious folks take "Thou Shalt Not Kill." The more devout they are, the more they see murder as negotiable...it's negotiable. It depends, you know? It depends, it depends on who's doing the killing, and who's getting killed."

Answer 5

NO NO & NO

However, if it is self defense or to protect innocent  ppl in a nation; then YES it's supported.

The death penalty is NEVER acceptable tho. Kill somebody because the Killed somebody else...UM two wrongs dont make it right.

some Americans are just so dumb.