How do Christians define murder and kill and death?

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How do Christians define murder and kill and death?

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The standard definition of "murder" is "the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another." The standard definition of "kill" is "cause the death of (a person, animal, or other living thing)." The standard definition of "death" is "the action or fact of dying or being killed; the end of the life of a person or organism."

Obviously to a Christian to kill somebody doesn't bring about "the end of the life of a person" so how exactly do Christians define the terms above? According to these definitions it is impossible to murder or kill a Christian.

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Re: How do Christians define murder and kill and death?

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[Replying to post 10 by Talishi]

I cannot find anything on their website that addressed the point I raised; Anyway, it's a mystery what they believe as regard to what a soul is an whether it ceases to exist at death.

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