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NASB | John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 18:36 Jesus replied, "My kingdom is not of this world [nor does it have its origin in this world]. If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would be fighting [hard] to keep Me from being handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this world." |
Subject: Is war biblical? |
Bible Note: To Doc: Those reules that define just-war are by all means not biblical but a set of rules that were created by a monc - a human being. It would be an outline that all humanists might accept which doesn't mean that it is the will of god. The whole rule-set of that monc is still to be interpreted for each situation. Since when does the bible have no specific answer to a question when it comes to how we should behave? To Moran: Well in the old testamony god told people to stone outlaws too. That was the necessary consequence demanded by the law for doing certain sins. Nevertheless has the law lost it's power with the death of Jesus Christ. We no longer have to be stoned if we break our marrige and we no longer have to sacrifice animals after we sinned. The whole topic of wars is not mentioned in the new testamony directly which makes it quite hard for me to get a hold on the whole discussion. |