Chihuahua
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I give up...who called any war “just”?...and in whose opinion are they “just”?
It is called Just War theory. There are differing views on what makes a Just War and it is something theologians discuss. What one might call the qualification for that determination may differ. Either way, it comes down to an individual opinion which can include the absence of any circumstances which justify military action. I believe that wars can be just.
Who determines the “necessity” of a political war in a world we were told to be “no pat of”?
I do not know what you mean when you say a political war. Just War is not based on political disagreements.
The whole point was....no political war is the business of Christians.....let the world do what the world will do....if God allows it, then it is part of his purpose in giving satan world rulership in the first place. (Luke 4:5-7) He did not tell us to interfere, just as Jesus demonstrated in Israel...he avoided all political issues, even on one occasion hastily exiting the scene when people wanted to make him King.....he was a great candidate, but he was never going to be that kind of king, in this kind of world. He is the King of God’s Kingdom, not man’s.
I must admit, I have had many posters here misunderstand or misinterpret my writings, but if there was a gold medal for doing so, you’d be the winner....you missed the point every time.
Again you misunderstand....the concept of a “peacekeeper” in today’s world is to threaten those who want to make war, with weapons. Who today enter war zones unarmed? You got that right at least...but Christians who live in war zones do what Christ directed the Christians to do when the Romans threatened to destroy Jerusalem...he told them to get out of there and flee to the mountains....to a place of safety.
Yeah, people find it easy to escape and food will magically appear for them. ISIS loved the pacifism when they forced Christian children into "marriages" where they were constantly beat and raped.
Jesus himself said that he had legions of angels to summon if he needed to.....but he never did. The Christians could have saved Jerusalem if God had wanted it saved. But Jesus had already foretold its destruction. No “just war” was necessary.
Yeah, and Jesus just stands by why children get raped. Maybe the families murdered and raped by ISIS didn't have enough faith?
You know the part of the Lord’s Prayer that says...”Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”....what do you think Jesus was teaching us to pray for?
How does child rape, slavery and exploitation fit in? Or the genocide of 12 million in concentration camps? I guess Jesus was asleep at the wheel. I wish I could live in fairytale land with unicorns and rainbows. I live in a world where people wonder where God is and a world where they found salvation with the liberation of their camps.
Maybe we shouldn't have gone to war, brought all of our ships to port, apologized to Hitler and Tojo and spent all of our time praying. All magical fairyland.
