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1 | As Christians what is our role in war | Matt 5:44 | DocTrinsograce | 192637 | ||
Dear John, This has been much discussed on the forum. The Bible does not teach pacifism. Cellus, an early church father, stated, "If all men were to do the same as you [pacifistic], there would be nothing to prevent the king from being left in utter solitude and desertion and the force of the Empire would fall into the hands of the wildest and most lawless barbarians." God does not call us to live in lawlessness. Later, a thorough Biblical study of the subject was rendered by Augustine. This is called the Just War doctrine. Augustine, rediscovered by the Reformers, has had a great influence on the notion in America of which kind of wars are justified and which are not. He wrote, "The just war is to be fought under the authority of the state, and is to limit its goals to the restoration of justice or the preservation of peace. Moreover, the just war... in order to be just... must be a last resort, entered into only after all methods of solving disputes non-violently have been exhausted. Further, the just war must be fought justly, that is, with special care taken to protect non-combatants, and with the level of violence strictly limited to the minimum necessary to accomplish the goal of justice, that is, the restoration of peace or the preservation of justice." The "jus in bello" (justice in war) doctrine comprises seven specific considerations: competent authority, probability of success, last resort, just intent, just cause, proportionality, and discriminant means. We could spend a long time drawing all these things out of Scripture and discussing them. Let me suggest, however, that your pacifistic assertions dishonor the brave men and women who participate in this forum who have placed their lives in jeopardy so that we might have the freedom of such a forum. Consequently, it is inherently divisive. Therefore, in keeping with the agreement that we signed in creating our screen names, and clearly demonstrating the Holy Spirit's work in our lives, why don't we simply drop it? Thank you! In Him, Doc |
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2 | As Christians what is our role in war | Matt 5:44 | JohnDiscipleship | 192650 | ||
Doc I have not questioned the role of Christians in war to dishonor Christians who have found them selves in clear concience fighting for what they believe to be true. What I am trying to understand is how do we decide who should die. With love John D |
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3 | As Christians what is our role in war | Matt 5:44 | DocTrinsograce | 192660 | ||
Enough, sir. Enough. (Proverbs 20:3) | ||||||