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1 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 131460 | ||
Greetings Norrie! If you check my past posts concerning war, you will find that I am certainly not opposed to a just war. However, Scripture is quite clear about the response that we are believers are commanded to give to those who hate us. Mt. 5:44 - "But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous." Rom. 12:14 - "Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse." Rom. 12:20 - "On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.'" Rom. 12:21 - "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." 1 Cor. 4:12 - "We work hard with our own hands. When we are cursed, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; 13 when we are slandered, we answer kindly. Up to this moment we have become the scum of the earth, the refuse of the world." 1 Peter 3:9 - "Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing." So, while the government may have to fight to protect us, Christians are certainly commanded to love our enemies. So, even if we have to fight an enemy for self protection, we still have an obligation to love our enemy. As the above verses demonstrate, this would certainly include acts of love. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Norrie | 131532 | ||
This was the daily devotional for today too. Would you say this addresses this too? This may come as a surprise to you, but because you are a Christian doesn't mean you have to love everything. Now, we hear that Christians are to be people of love, and that is true. But did you know that if you're a Christian, not only must you learn to love, but you must also learn to hate? If you love God, then you are to hate what God hates. It is true in every realm. If you love flowers, you hate weeds. If you love health, you hate germs. If you love God, you hate evil. It is just that plain. Romans 12:9b tells us in stronger terms to "abhor that which is evil." A hypocrite, which is something none of us want to be, is someone who says he loves God, but then he doesn't hate sin. Don't tell others you love God if you don't hate that which nailed Him to the cross. "Ye that love the Lord, hate evil; He perserveth the souls of His saints; He delivers them out of the hand of the wicked." Psalm 97:10 |
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3 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 131535 | ||
Greetings Norrie! Scripture certainly never calls us to love 'everything'. But, it does call us to love everyone. I firmly believe in the right to self defense. If someone tried to harm my family, I would do all that I had to do to stop them. However, I would still be obligated to love them. Loving someone doesn't mean that I have to let them kill my family. If I could have stopped 9/11 or the Russian school attacks, I would have. But, I can't allow myself to then hate my enemy. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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4 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Norrie | 131539 | ||
But you hate what they do and stand for... | ||||||
5 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Morant61 | 131542 | ||
Greetings Norrie! Of course! :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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6 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Norrie | 131543 | ||
Kinda like the sociopath too, they are incapable of getting it. :( I guess that's why the rebellious child whose taken outside gates and stoned, there was a reason for that... | ||||||