August 05, 2014 | STR.org
Challenge: Didn't Jesus Say He Wants Christians to Kill All Non-Believers?
In “Top 50 Questions Christians Can’t Answer,” the author asks many questions about the problem of evil, sin, and hell, but since we’ve covered those things a few times before, I thought #25 would be an interesting one for you. It touches on a subject I don’t think we’ve practiced explaining in a challenge yet: hermeneutics:
25 – In the book of Luke chapter 19 verse 27, Jesus says, "But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me." This seems pretty clear that Jesus would have Christians kill all non-believers. How do you explain this? Convert them or kill them, right?
If an atheist challenged you with this, could you explain how biblical interpretation works, along with your answer to his question?
Posted by Amy Hall at STR.org on August 05, 2014 at 03:00 AM
