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NASB | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God delivers them before you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make no covenant with them and show no favor to them. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Deuteronomy 7:2 and when the LORD your God gives them over to you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall not make a covenant (treaty) with them nor show mercy and compassion to them. |
Subject: What is God's teachings on military war? |
Bible Note: My point that you don't seem to understand after 27 postings, (according to you)...is that we should not engage in war as Christians. That is the post that you responded to and that is why I mentioned it in my response to you. My son is not in the Army, he is in the Air Force and knew full well why he enlisted because we talked about it in length before he enlisted. Of which, this discussion has nothing to do with. Thou shalt not commit murder, is the main biblical back up for my opinion and the fact that Jesus did not teach us to strick back at our enemies, but rather to love our enemies, which makes us different from the heathen. He further gave us a spiritual armour to take up in our war against the rulers of darkness and of evil...which are our true enemies. I am not so blind as to not see that we are lucky for having lived in a free country...but I am also not so blind as think that our country will escape the wrath of God because of it's sins. The terrorist killed 6000 American people in September. Americans kill thousands of Americans everyday through abortions, murders and 100 other ways. The freedoms we fight for are not all good Hank! Some are down right evil! I just think before you formed your negative opinion on my postings...you should have actually read THROUGH some of them instead of picking out a few words and then attacking me. I am on the side of what is good and right and most of all...seeking God's truth in this whole mess that we as a world have managed to get ourselves into. You attacked me Hank. Without clear understanding of my point..you attacked me. I guess old habits die hard. coop1 |