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1 | Christ and war | Is 9:6 | EdB | 107150 | ||
proffitt_79 Let me also address another issue I forgot in my first post. Jesus was a man of peace but people have this confused with a man that went with the flow. Jesus clearly stood His ground when He drove the merchants from the temple. That was anything but peaceful. Also notice that Rome was the occupation army of Israel at the time yet Jesus never mentioned anything about this. He never made a political statement of any sort short of saying render unto Caesar what is Caesars and to God what is God's. When Jesus talked of peace he was talking about people that oppose your religion. He was saying if a man (opposed you religiously) you were to turn the other cheek. (note words in parenthesis are mine). Once again Jesus never once criticized the soldiers nor did he preach against their profession. Paul clearly tells us to honor our government and to obey those over us. Romans 13:1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God. Titus 3:1 Remind them to be subject to rulers and authorities, to obey, to be ready for every good work, Romans 13:7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor. If we believe that then we must believe that the president we have in office right now is ordained of God for such a time as this. Our duty is not to second guess him but rather to keep him bathed in prayer. If our conscience leads us next Nov to vote for another man let us pray it will be for a man that at least has or excels Bush’s standards and morals. We all have already seen Clinton a man devoid of any morals be elected because he brought money to our pockets, I pray this country never stoops that low ever again. |
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2 | Christ and war | Is 9:6 | proffitt_79 | 107156 | ||
Thank you for your straightforward answer and for bearing with me. | ||||||