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Yes sir, our warfare is spiritual, not carnal. Christians do not raise their hands in war against the authorities of this world, thus taking a stand against God Himself Rom 13:1,2

Sure some Christians had carts, we have cars today. What is your point?

Some quotations from reference books: Those Known as Early Christians. Early Christians refused to serve in the Roman army, in both the legions and auxilia, considering such service as wholly incompatible with the teachings of Christianity. Says Justin Martyr, of the second century C.E., in his...

It appears that many feel it ok for Christians to participate in war. What does the Bible really teach, here are my notes if you are interested: Lets look at some scriptures in the NT to see if they support a Christian to participate in war. To support war some use Romans Chap 13:1-7 and Mat...

Sure! 2 Cor 10:3,4 point blank stated Jesus' followers will not participate in war, Jesus himself did not either. 2 Tim 2:24 states: (2 Timothy 2:24) . . .a slave of the Lord does not need to fight, but needs to be gentle toward all, qualified to teach, showing restraint when wronged, Jesus...

Did not Romans 13 state openly that anyone who took a stand against a government was taking a stand against God Curt? What was the purpose of the 2 swords? They represented provision sir, not war. Jesus was soon to be executed, and when one of them was used in aggression, Jesus made the point...

Would you like to delve into it a little deeper to see what the Bible has to say about it sir? You share some scriptures as to why you think it is appropriate for a Christian to war, and then I will share a few. One line of reasoning is that Christians are to be identified by the love they have...

In a word Mark, teachable.

The redemption lies in the blood sacrifice of Jesus, which you alluded to Mike, the instrument of death really was irrelevant, yet many idolize it.

We disagree sir, would you like to reason from the scriptures on it?

We are under the new covenant sir. We are no longer under law. If you want to convince me it is acceptable to God that His people war, then give appropriate scriptures that were written to us under the new covenant. We no longer offer animal sacrifices either, but quoting the law on that would...

If anyone is interested, we have released a new interactive Bible study course. It is best viewed with your electronic devices but will be available in book form soon. It works best if one has the JW Library app from the play store (Purple app) and it can be downloaded from that app. Or you can...

Yes I am one of Jehovah's witnesses, same as Jesus was, and of course we disagree on the date. Time will reveal if one of us are correct. I am glad we can agree that we have entered into the last days of this system though. Most faiths do believe that. Although the Bible does say what you...

That is simple sir, the Kingdom coming is the only thing that will end evil and violence. But if you want to discuss the Bible's viewpoint on whether a Christian will participate in war, I would be more than happy to do so. Your or my opinion is irrelevant, what does the Bible teach about it?

Hi Neighbor Bear, that is the weapons we Christians bear, Bear. ;) Perhaps you overlooked that the account in Isaiah and 2 Cor are referring to carnal warfare. We Christians are in a spiritual warfare for sure as you accurately pointed out, but do not get involved in fleshly conflicts.

Abel was the son of Adam and Eve, a couple of things notable about him was that he was the first murder victim of history, as well as the first one to remain faithful till death.

Yes Marc, it is the perfect plan. He did have a few options, but looking at the big picture, I see no better way He could have chosen to fulfill His purpose. Do you see an alternate path that might have been better?

I gather you do not think we have entered into the last days yet Ron? Is there a group of people on earth that actually do worship the God of Jacob? Is there a group of people who go out and invite others to worship that God and be instructed in His ways? Is there a group of people who are all...

I didn't think you would be able to, but it is a relatively easy topic to understand. The Bible leaves on room for doubt on it so if you decide that you would like to see what the Bible really teaches on the subject, i would certainly be glad to assist you with it At. Thank you for your...

The Bible is very interesting in similarities between events, some are easy to discern, such as Abram offering his son Isaac, with Jehovah offering up His son. Others are not so easy to see. After we had entered into the promised land as we had in the past, apostasy developed among Jehovah's...