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NASB | Isaiah 9:6 For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Isaiah 9:6 For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given; And the government shall be upon His shoulder, And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. [Is 25:1; 40:9-11; Matt 28:18; Luke 2:11] |
Subject: Christ and war |
Bible Note: Maybe protesting is not democracy, but it is democracies, not dictatorships, that tolerate it. I certainly would not want to live under a government that suppresses dissent and protest. Laws are most often forced down the throats of people who live under governments that use violence, intimidation and imprisonment to silence dissidents and protesters. Because pro-abortionists have misused protest to push their murderous agenda does not necessarily mean that protest can never be used in a good cause or that in itself it is somehow wrong. On the other hand, I know of no biblical precedent for Christians marching in the streets to protest the actions or policies of their government. Anti-government protest is not what the first-century church was about. I'm not saying Christians should or should not protest. What I am saying is 1) in a democracy people have the right to protest; and 2) I see no biblical precedent for Christians participating in protests. Peace, kalos |