"Al Patrick" wrote in message

However, you might be surprised how much healthier and happier we'd all be
if we did NOT eat genetically engineered foods, wear clothing of different
materials or have disobedient children! Think about it!

My granddad ate F1 hybrid tomatoes all his life and it did him no harm. My
cycling top is made of man made fibres and is far superior to cotton or wool
which just get damp, but what I really want to know is this. One of the ten
commandments says thou shall not kill.

Last week, I got an infected elbow joint which had bacteria in it. My doctor
gave me some antibiotics. Have I committed a mortal sin by killing the
bacteria?

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Simon Mason
Anlaby
East Yorkshire.
53°44'N 0°26'W
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

"Simon Mason" wrote in message
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"Al Patrick" wrote in message

However, you might be surprised how much healthier and happier we'd all
be
if we did NOT eat genetically engineered foods, wear clothing of
different
materials or have disobedient children! Think about it!

My granddad ate F1 hybrid tomatoes all his life and it did him no harm.

Hybrid tomatoes are not genetically engineered.

My
cycling top is made of man made fibres and is far superior to cotton or
wool
which just get damp,

And that cycling top was maded from oil out of the ground that God created.
No secrets here.

but what I really want to know is this. One of the ten
commandments says thou shall not kill.

Last week, I got an infected elbow joint which had bacteria in it. My
doctor
gave me some antibiotics. Have I committed a mortal sin by killing the
bacteria?

Well, firtly lets consider the context of killing.
The context here is as it applies to people.

Genesis 4:And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when
they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew
him.
Genesis 4:9 And the LORD said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he
said, I know not: Am I my brother's keeper?
Genesis 4:10 And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's
blood crieth unto me from the ground.
Genesis 4:11 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her
mouth to receive thy brother's blood from thy hand;

So we can see that killing someone is not good.

Now, lets look at animals.

Genesis 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of
the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

So we see that man has dominion over the animal and plant kingdom.

John 21:9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals
there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.

Here Jesus and His diciples are about to have breakfast of fish and bread.
The fish die before they are eaten (unless someone takes a hankerin to
swallowing live goldfish or something). The death of the animal was to the
benefit of those people who partook.
Now lets look at your situation, as fanciful as youve made it to be. If you
kill the bacteria to keep yourself alive, the same principal of taking the
life of an animal to keep you from harm still applies. Wether it by by
eating or by preventing attack upon your body. Think about that.
B

Brian Oakley wrote:


So we can see that killing someone is not good.


Brian,

Thou shalt not kill SHOULD BE translated Thou shalt do NO MURDER.

Sometimes killing someONE can be VERY GOOD! The "leaven" would have us
believe that we are NEVER to kill. "They" protect almost ALL PREDATORS
because they ARE PREDATORS. Spotted owl, or any owl, hawk, etc. is
protected so we don't have as many quail, blue birds, sparrows, robins,
etc. "They" protect the wolves so the rabbits and other small animals
will be eaten. The thief comes ONLY to STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY!

Think about it. So many "laws" are written to protect the criminal!
Why do you think they want to take away the guns? So they can starve us
into submission as was done in Russia and so many other places. :-)

The predators make LOTS of money off crime. If we break into a few
places and steal their belongs they'll come to us and BEG us to take
their money to "insure" their belongings. If we crash airplanes into
towers, and bring the towers down with explosives we can get people all
over the world to submit to having their wives fondled at airport
security check points. They'll surrender their rights to travel freely,
carry protection, not have security cameras monitoring their every move,
etc., etc., etc. Do you realize how close we are now to hearing,
"Your papers please!" just to go from state to state? You'll soon know.

Al