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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: Hi Churon...if you don't want to believe in the validity of war, that is your perogative. However, if you are truly interested in the Truth of God's Word then I humbly submit the following: 2 Timothy 3:16....All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; Heb. 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Proverbs 24:6 For by wise guidance you will wage war, And in abundance of counselors there is victory. I personally do not like war and hope my son never has to serve in one, but I believe scripture teaches that sometimes war is necessary. Our God is a God of Justice as well as Mercy. Ps. 89:14 Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; Loving kindness and truth go before You. God has historically used one nation to execute justice on another. Since he doesn't change, then it is reasonable to believe that he still uses this method today. It may not be explicitly laid out in the New Testament, but we are not to build a doctrine on part of scripture only. We must use the whole of scripture as indicated in 2 Timothy 3:16. Besides, I couldn't find any scripture explicitly forbidding war either. I did find this scripture: Matthew 10:34 "Do not think that I came to bring peace on the earth; I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. No one likes war, but I think most people would prefer some wars to the alternative of our freedoms being taken away. The Bible doesn't explicitly say anything regarding a lot of things (in the old or new testaments) [for example, computer use,] but we can figure out God's will by what he has given us, if we study his word. To say that you don't believe in something because you can't find a scripture in the New Testament that explicitly allows it would necessitate you ruling many things out of life: baseball, golf, watching TV, driving a car, using electricity to name a few. To determine if something is Biblical, we must extrapolate from scripture God's character and moral demands based on what he has written for our instruction. See Romans 15:4 and 1 Corinthians 10:11. Hope this helps clarify this issue for you. Bows44 |