Christ sets an example for all when he freely gave up his life at the cross and died for all of us. Was it worth it?

             Self-Defense/Defense of Others and the Bible The Castle Doctrine states that you have the right to protect your home and family while inside your residence. That means specifically that if you are in your home and intruder helps him/her self in, you have the right to use deadly force. Some states list that you can only be covered by the Castle Doctrine in cases of deadly force “ONLY if it is absolutely Necessary”, while other states such as Florida have removed that piece. “ (Gardner & Anderson, 2015). . The Stand Your Ground Laws are designed more for your protection in a public setting away from your home. Stand Your Ground states “(Gardner & Anderson, 2015). Not every state has a specific Castle Doctrine or a Stand Your Ground Law. I live in North Idaho; this is one of the states that has a series of statutes that claim the same defense as the Castle Doctrine instead. Additionally, Idaho does not have a law that claims you must retreat before using deadly harm either, therefore it is assumed in court similar standards as Stand Your Ground.               Self Defense in the Bible can be just as confusing as todays laws. We see for most of the old testament that rulers and kings had all the power and the common people could do little too nothing to protect themselves from government oppression. However, we can read in the book of Ezekiel how important life blood is to the Lord. … .” ( ESV). The principle could not be more clear: you must protect your life and the lives of others.               I believe the question of whether it is acceptable or moral to save your own life at the expense of another is a matter of the heart. Those who are inherently selfish would not think twice about saving their own life before another. However, there are others that would not even consider their own life before saving the life of another. Christ sets an example for all when he freely gave up his life at the cross and died for all of us. Was it worth it? He was teaching his father’s ways, preforming miracles, feeding the hungry, serving the pour and saving lives on a daily basis, some would argue he was more valuable alive, but by accepting his fate as our Savior, dying a selfless death -saved all who will take Him for eternity.   In addition to self-defense the lord makes many judgments about murder. The most obvious, is one of the ten commandments “though shall not kill” (Exodus 20:13, ESV) and the famous debate over Gods mercy with Cane over the murder of Able. But what does He think when a murder takes place in self-defense? I came across this great website with an unknown author who shed some light on it for us. In 1 Chronicles Daniel is speaking with the Lord, “But the word of Jehovah came to me, saying, thou hast shed blood abundantly, and hast made great wars: thou shalt not build a house unto my name, because thou hast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.(1 Chronicles 22:8, ESV) In vs 28 He reiterates it \”But God said to me, \’You shall not build a house for My name, because you have been a man of war and have shed blood” (1 Chronicles 28:3, ESV) The unknown author incite was this “David wants to build a house for the Lord. This is a good desire. But God says, \”David, you are disqualified from doing this.\” Why? Not because of the murder of Uriah. Not because of his adultery with Bathsheba. It is because of the wars, and because David had  \”shed much blood upon the earth in my sight.\” David had killed men in the sight of God, and that disqualified him from this spiritual service. ” (, 2013). Excellent article.      Unknown Author (2013)    Gardner, T., Anderson, T., (2015). Criminal Law, twelfth edition, Cengage Learning, Stamford   Ct.   Bible, English Standard version (ESV)  Read dozen official web sites on the castle doctrine and stand your ground laws but did not end up citing them.