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1 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | coop1 | 23600 | ||
I know that our war is not with flesh and blood, but with the principalities of darkness; but what are God's teachings on military war? Should we engage for "right" reason, or not? Wouldn't there be a difference between war under the law and war under grace? ie: the old and new testaments. | ||||||
2 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | Radioman | 24388 | ||
What is God's teachings on military war? Military war is the worst kind. I am living proof that war is hazardous to one's health. I'd much rather be involved in a non-military war. coop1: On this particular thread, I count 27 postings by you. Is it anywhere in your nature to wind it up and stop torturing us with post after post after post, all saying the same thing? You made your point and said all you have to say about 25 posts ago. Are you going to make a career of posting anti-war statements? In all honesty and fairness, I can understand your concern for your son's safety. What parent wouldn't understand this? If I had a son in the military, I wouldn't want to see him in danger either. But, for starters, that's what the Army is all about. The Army doesn't exist so one can be all that he can be. It doesn't exist as a social experiment or to provide educational opportunities. Anyone who joins the Army should know that the purpose of the Army is to break things and kill people. May I point out to you that it is the very country whose freedoms you don't think worth fighting for that gives you the liberty of saying or publishing your opinion? This and other freedoms, of which you think so little, were bought and paid for by blood -- the blood of American veterans. I am not arguing the rightness or the wrongness of your opinion. But a) please don't try to pass off your opinion as absolute truth; and b) it's getting a bit wearisome. |
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3 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | coop1 | 24451 | ||
Dear sweet Radioman... Are you looking for recognition for having contributed to war? Forgive me my good man, but I worship God and not heros of war. You'll just have to take a back seat with this believer. Because to me, the real hero's are those who have the courage to "not" fight a violent fight...to trust in God for protection and the strength to with hold the human urge to kill because God said too. Like Jesus...now there is a hero! :-) Dear, this is a BIBLE Forum...okay? Look again, you will find biblical back up where necessary. If there is anything you see questionable, I would be happy to give you the scripture. I do however, see a lack of biblical background on your response. And you said...and I quote, "In all honesty and fairness, I can understand your concern for your son's safety. What parent wouldn't understand this? If I had a son in the military, I wouldn't want to see him in danger either. But, for starters, that's what the Army is all about. The Army doesn't exist so one can be all that he can be. It doesn't exist as a social experiment or to provide educational opportunities. Anyone who joins the Army should know that the purpose of the Army is to break things and kill people." Spoken like a true expert, of which...I guess you could be considered being that you have actually taken part in war with bombs and guns and killings and all. OK...you may have single handedly made my point here. Again, you said,"..the army is to break things and kill people"...hmmmm. Do you think that sounds like something a Christian should take part in? Does that sound to you like something God or Jesus would have taken part in? Think about it now...real hard...I know you know the answer... At the slight risk that I may be repeating myself here, :-), let me say one more time...in my OPINION, which has not yet been biblically proven wrong...okay?..."war is evil, harmful, unecassay, unbiblical under grace, and a sin." Basically Radioman...I don't believe in it. K? coop1 |
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4 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | Radioman | 24478 | ||
Dear sweet coop1: By your tone it is apparent that you bear a lot of hostility towards me for having been in a war. Why don't you just come right out and label me a monster and a baby killer? Don't try to justifiy your hostility with your sophistry and piety. You asked: "Are you looking for recognition for having contributed to war?" No. How do you interpret "I am living proof that war is hazardous to one's health" to mean that I am looking for recognition or hero status. And how do you imply that I worship heroes of war and not God? Another nutty assumption. Show me where I said one word about heroes or made any comparison between those who fight in a war and those who choose not to. Your pious pacifist propaganda against this country and its freedoms is an offense to every veteran. Having written 239 postings since March, I know this is a BIBLE forum. If you have a point, would you mind telling us what it is? I have looked and I find no biblical back up for your position. A lot of other people on this forum don't see any biblical support for your position either. You have not proven or disproven anything. As I told you in plain English in my previous post: "I am not arguing the rightness or the wrongness of your opinion." So WHY would I need biblical back up? Back up what? It doesn't take an expert to have enough sense to know that the purpose of the Army is to break things and kill people - period. Whether that is something a Christian should take part in has nothing in the world to do with what I was trying to say. Read it again in context. My point is if someone has a family member who joined the military, they should expect that someday they may have to take up arms against an enemy. What did they think they were getting into when they joined? The Army is NOT the Peace Corps. And again I told you in plain English "I am not arguing the rightness or the wrongness of your opinion." So why are you asking me to defend a position? That our freedoms were bought with the blood of America's veterans is not an opinion. It is a mere statement of fact. After more than 27 postings by you, we all have a pretty good idea what your opinion is. No one will ever convince you that your opinion in this matter is biblically wrong. And I told you I'm not arguing your opinion. "I'm not arguing the rightness or the wrongness of your opinion." I'm just telling you that in my opinion, you have run it into the ground. You're right. This is a Bible forum. It's not a forum for people to write dozens of postings in order to defend an opinion. If you had a point that you haven't already made 27 times, that would be different. I know you don't believe in war. Under the U.S. Constitution (but not Muslim law) you have the right not to believe in war. I say again: "I am not arguing the rightness or the wrongness of your opinion. But a) please don't try to pass off your opinion as absolute truth; and b) it's getting a bit wearisome." Give it a rest. K? Radioman |
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5 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | coop1 | 24487 | ||
My point that you don't seem to understand after 27 postings, (according to you)...is that we should not engage in war as Christians. That is the post that you responded to and that is why I mentioned it in my response to you. My son is not in the Army, he is in the Air Force and knew full well why he enlisted because we talked about it in length before he enlisted. Of which, this discussion has nothing to do with. Thou shalt not commit murder, is the main biblical back up for my opinion and the fact that Jesus did not teach us to strick back at our enemies, but rather to love our enemies, which makes us different from the heathen. He further gave us a spiritual armour to take up in our war against the rulers of darkness and of evil...which are our true enemies. I am not so blind as to not see that we are lucky for having lived in a free country...but I am also not so blind as think that our country will escape the wrath of God because of it's sins. The terrorist killed 6000 American people in September. Americans kill thousands of Americans everyday through abortions, murders and 100 other ways. The freedoms we fight for are not all good Hank! Some are down right evil! I just think before you formed your negative opinion on my postings...you should have actually read THROUGH some of them instead of picking out a few words and then attacking me. I am on the side of what is good and right and most of all...seeking God's truth in this whole mess that we as a world have managed to get ourselves into. You attacked me Hank. Without clear understanding of my point..you attacked me. I guess old habits die hard. coop1 |
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6 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | Radioman | 24497 | ||
Update: Make that 28 postings. | ||||||
7 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | coop1 | 24508 | ||
cool! Lets make it 29...coop1 | ||||||
8 | What is God's teachings on military war? | Deut 7:2 | Radioman | 24509 | ||
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