Crime and Punishment

Give a non-Christian the death penalty
And you have dammed him to hell.

If a non-Christian attempts to kill a Christian
And the Christian protects himself with deadly force,
The attacker is condemned to hell.

If the Christian is killed, he goes to heaven.
Should he die with the prayer that his
Killer will become a Christian by and by?

Should the Christian protect himself only
After learning that the attacker is a fellow Christian?

Late at night when you hear an intruder at your bedroom door,
Do not directly spring into lethal action.

First inquire, "Friend are you saved?"

mtc 1996