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1 | why join army? | Bible general Archive 4 | lionheart | 197054 | ||
ssongsu, Welcome to the forum. I may be a bit partial on this subject being a veteran of 16 years of military service. You bring up a subject that comes up often in the Christian community and can be very contentious and emotional. We can be very be subjective or we can with solid bible study can find answers that will put allot of our questions to rest. 2 Timothy 2:15, 3:16,17 and Romans 15:4 will help keep us on solid ground when they are heeded and properly applied. None the less you ask a valid question. I think a simple word study can give you some answers. Many times in the Old Testament the word kill is used in relationship to murder. This is the Hebrew word mut which is used throughout the Old Testament. Then you have the Greek word diacheizo is used in relationship to murder. Acts 5:30. All murder is killing but not all killing is murder. David was a military man yet the bible says he was a man after God's own heart. Know contradiction just a statement by God of who David was and this was in spite of all his sin. If we will but keep things within biblical context it all makes much more sense to us. In Him, lionheart |
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2 | why join army? | Bible general Archive 4 | ssongssu | 197088 | ||
It bothers me.... that, many people believe that war can be just or holy. For example, they say we had to stop Hitler so it was a just war. However, Hitler used christianity to motivate soldiers. The core of the problem lies when people think there is "just", "holy", "right" cases in killing others. And That is the problem of the bible in my understanding. |
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3 | why join army? | Bible general Archive 4 | justme | 197105 | ||
Governments are Biblically responsible to provide protection for the people and the land on which they live, and to see justice is fair and right. In order to protect the citizens and the land of the country there has to be a group established to do that assignment. Call the group what you will, bet it Army or whatever. When prottection is needed often attacks come and a fight or war is the result and protection requires some to give their life while defending a countries rights. War is fearful, and those who are defending the country must face the fear of death or injury. There is no such thing as a holy war, but at least on the side of justice, there is a just war. There is a Biblical difference between murder and killing someone to defend basic human God given rifgts. We are to obey our leaders, and should we be given a task that is not in keeping with Biblical teaching, we must stand firm at whatever costs. I remind you that if those brave men and women were not willing to face the fear of war in WW II we just might be controled today by Germany or Japan. Many, many gave their life and carry the wounds they received, to this very day. I personally am a one hundred percent service connected US Veteran. For more than 39 years I have lived with major health issues due to a war we lost. I would do it all over again to assure we stay free. So in a very direct way I disagree with your wrong understanding of what the Bible says about a just war. justme |
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4 | maipulation... | Bible general Archive 4 | ssongssu | 197113 | ||
Let's say a very storng government wants to make other two weak governments fight each other so they can profit from it. It is easy for the strong governments to manipulate the two weak govenments and its people to hate each other and fight each other. Possibly using religion, propaganda, false events etc... The two governments will fight each other to death in the name of justice. And meanwhile the strong governments will profit from the two governments and its people's ignorance. Often times that's what war is. There is always a third party who profits form it. The ones who fight for their people and freedom and justice, so called brave ones, end up serving the interests of the third party, the one who started the war in the first place. No matter how patriotic a person might have been defending his country, the person ends up serving for the third party at the end. Don't you see the same thing happening right now as we speak? War in Iraq? Terrorists? Why don't we just let the greedy be greedy? take over the world if they wanted to. Aren't we all going to be dead soon or later after all? How do you justfy defending your freedom, if that freedom comes from killing other humans, also called brave ones. Isn't it time humanity look at the bigger picture of what is going on and has been going on for the past thousands of years? And stop being a part of endless cycle of being manipulated to wars? |
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5 | maipulation... | Bible general Archive 4 | DocTrinsograce | 197127 | ||
Dear song, There is an unwritten convention on the forum to use the "Question" button only when addressing the forum as a whole. Follow-up questions and comments addressed to individuals should use the "Note" button. The individual you're speaking to will receive notification. This practice keeps the home page clear. Thank you! In Him, Doc |
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