Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Jesus And War

"You shall know them by their fruits." Jesus commanded His followers to preach the gospel. He never commanded anyone to kill others. "But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good unto them that hate you and pray for them which despitefully use you and persecute you." He also definitely said that His "kingdom is not of this world." Kingdoms of this world send people to war. Maybe some kingdoms did it (and are doing it) in the name of religion, but Jesus has never commanded it. This does not mean that people who go to war do not believe in Jesus. It means they were sent to war by their secular government. They obeyed. The Bible teaches us to obey our leaders. Jesus said: "Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's." He also performed a miracle so that He could pay His taxes. He sent Peter fishing and money was found in the mouth of the fish. He also rebuked Peter for using his sword and cutting off a man's ear. Jesus told Peter: "Put your sword away Peter, he who lives by the sword, dies by the sword." There is much more.

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