Thou Shalt Not Kill (1)

"Thou shall not kill." Ex. 20:13 It requires some careful thinking to gain a correct insight into the meaning of this command. The mistake can easily be made of seeing too much in this command, of making it cover acts which according to the mind of God it does not cover. The pacifist makes this mistake. The pacifist is one who is opposed to all war, who regards war as such, sin, a transgression of the command, "Thou shalt not kill." For this command, so it is held, forbids all killing. The...