KILL: Really?????

A time to kill (Eccl. 3:3a).

So kill (deaden, ^[a]deprive of power) the evil desire lurking in your members [those animal impulses and all that is earthly in you that is employed in sin]: sexual vice, impurity, sensual appetites, unholy desires, and all greed and covetousness, for that is idolatry (the deifying of self and other created things instead of God).

    ⁶It is on account of these [very sins] that the [holy] anger of God is ever coming upon the sons of disobedience (those who are obstinately opposed to the divine will),..(Col. 3:5-6 AMP)

Yes, I'm going there.....there is in this HOLY BOOK several instances where GOD has ORDERED HIS PEOPLE to anihilate others for His Glory, and divine purposes.  Just as well as their are instances where people have decided because they want what they want, and are willing to go against GOD and His LAW and take the life of another.   But after the commandments, and after Christ's ressurection DO WE STILL HAVE A NEED TO KILL, is there really a TIME TO KILL? YES!

I'm not going to entertain thoughts regarding military battle, but rather let's talk about the spiritual war that is occuring in and around us DAILY!   Paul told the Colossian church that we need to DO AWAY WITH, KILL the evil desires that work within us.   It's these types of things that are the very reason in James that has us quarreling against each other, our selfishness.  Selfishness and Christians should be an oxymoron.   Take a look at your life, your personal culture you've created in your home.....are their things....that you need to kill?  For some it might be cynical shows, others pornography, some destructive habits or dirty secrets that you are praying that you kids don't pick up.  Here's my rule of thumb as it relates to even entertainment......if my kids can't watch it or listen to it with me........should I really be watching or listenting it?  I'm just saying......not that everything is G, but really people!

The truth is, if we were really truthful and really trying to be more CHRIST LIKE, there are somethings that we should kill in our lives...simply because they don't profit us, nor the BODY OF CHRIST.  I dare you to seriously look at your movie/music library and eliminate whatever CHRIST would enjoy watching or listening to with you.  OR/AND try KILLING PEOPLE with KINDNESS all day.....so much so that you find yourself LOVING, like HE LOVES!   LGLP!