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1 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | coop1 | 23693 | ||
Hello Tim, I am coop 1b, the author of the letter that you responded too. In answering your question, who said war was evil...I suggest that you read the original response to this letter by jipangilinan, "De 7:2 And when the Lord thy God shall..." In that response, Johnny sums up the issue of war rather well, recommending Luke 3:14...Luke 21:20-21...Eph. 2:12...Eph 6:11-17...1Ti 5:8...2Ti 2:34 Our war as Christians is a spiritual war...with the principalities of darkness, not with flesh and blood. Since Jesus, we live under Grace, by faith. He taught us to love our enemy, and pray for those who spitefully use us. When they come to arrest Jesus, there was conflict between one of the disciples who raised a sword and smote the ear of one of the group that came to arrest Him. Jesus stopped this, saying..."put up thy sword, for those who live by the sword shall die by the sword, do you not think that I could call on my father and He would send me twelve legions of angels?" The point is....FAITH and TRUST in God. We must DO God's word, and put our faith and trust in Him to be loyaly to His promises. After all...isn't God more capable of relieving the world of terroism and of evil than all of our bombs collectively? Please never forget, if you are truly born again and the Spirit of God dwells in you, then through Jesus you have the power to tread on serpants...no bombs need. |
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2 | How do we respond to war as Christians? | Deut 7:2 | stjones | 23764 | ||
Support for Tim (and Radioman); Tim made an important distinction - Jesus taught people how to live and act toward one another. I can't recall anything he said about how states should behave toward one another. Jesus taught us that we ought not hate bin Laden and Al Qaeda or seek to kill them out of hatred or revenge. It could certainly be a matter of individual conscience, however, whether one ought to serve in the military and perhaps kill them as an act of war: "For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and he will commend you. For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also because of conscience." (Romans 13:3-5) The terrorists are evil-doers. It doesn't look to me as though the one who uses the sword in the ruler's name to punish them is committing a sin. Peace and grace, Indiana Jones, formerly "Steve" (too many Steves around here) |
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