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Old Testament law: killing in self-defense carried no penalty, establishing self-defense as a legitimate moral category

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 6) 00:12:18 – 00:13:20

Biblical grounding for self-defense

In the OT law, a man who kills another in self-defense faces no penalty of any kind, while premeditated killing warrants death. This establishes a principled distinction between self-defense and murder that functions as a transferable moral principle.

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