Still On My Mind

Read Romans 13 before reading this post.

I'm sure a few others have mentioned this already. The Bonheffer discussion has taken residence in my subconscious. I'm not in a wrestling match with it, but it is following me around.

Samantha and I discussed another side of it last night. The circumstance of attack from another citizen is different than oppression from a leader. The argument should distinguish between the two.

I had a few thoughts about the actual scenario myself. Quite often it is possible to escape an attack without death of either party. Due to the fact that we don't often encounter these predicaments (I'd dare say that no student in the class has), we exaggerate them to be a "kill or be killed" situation. It doesn't matter who the person is, there is a point where any person will stop (physically through incapacitation, psychologically through pain). It is not necessary to kill in order to avoid death.

Another thought: the refusal to kill is not the same as pacifism.

I'm still not sure what to think. We are fighters. We want to survive, to kill, and to win. We're corrupt and we are tempted to find pleasure in justifying situations in which we can kill (e.g. Zombie apocalypse) or to outrightly sin.

Thank Christ for his sacrifice that covers all sins, even undefinable ones.

Ad augusta per angusta,

Will Drake

P.S. Commented on Lane's "Bonhoeffer"