Perhaps you should take your own advice.Misrepresenting Jesus is not love, friend.
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Perhaps you should take your own advice.Misrepresenting Jesus is not love, friend.
Perhaps you should take your own advice.
When you say you follow him and blantantly judge others.How am I misrepresenting Jesus?
When you say you follow him and blantantly judge others.
Are Christians suppose to judge one another?
You cherry pick verses while completely ignoring others that go against what you believe.
You have to follow everything he said not just the parts you agree with.
Not true. His apostles have the responsibility to defend his teachings.His followers has responsibility to defend His teachings.
Fine. Sell your computer, give the proceeds to the poor, and then come talk to me.Jesus says to obey His commandments faithfully, meaning everything He teaches.
So your misrepresentations of Jesus and His words is what then?Misrepresenting Jesus is not love, friend.
And yet he said not a single thing about the military...Jesus says to obey His commandments faithfully, meaning everything He teaches.
Jesus never condemned those in the military nor did He tell anyone they must discontinue being soldiers in order to follow Him.
1. To protect life, liberty, property, family, etc.1)Do you know the purposed of the military?
2)do you know massive destruction and killing are greatly involved?
3)Do you really thing that is of Jesus?
4)do you know that Jesus commands us to love your enemy?
5)Do you think you can love your enemy by killing them and destroying their country?
If Yehoshua was so against the military as Meshak insists, he would never have called John the Baptist I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; Matthew 11:11.... as John did not teach the military was to be avoided. Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?" He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely--be content with your pay." Luke 3:14
Did you ever see Mash the TV show? Can you imagine if there were no Christ-like people in the military? Would all military organizations resemble Germany's SS? I think so.
It is never OK to interpret Yehoshua's words to suit an agenda. It is impossible for anyone to say they know what he is thinking. Please.
I hate blanket rules. Are they not what Yehoshua condemned? If a person's conscious allows for the military God speed to her. I will sleep better knowing there are people who love God in the military.
It is allowed in the most Christian community in USA.
Jesus says to "love your enemy", yet they come up with all kinds of excuses to justify this sinful practice by the churches. we dont love anyone by killing or destroying the country. It is that simple.
Here is what Jesus has to say:Luke 6:27-36 King James Version)
27But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
28Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
29And unto him that smiteth thee on the one cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloak forbid not to take thy coat also.
30Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
31And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
32For if ye love them which love you what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them. 33And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
34And if ye to them of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
35But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.
36Be ye therefore merciful, as your Fatheralso is merciful.
and some more:
Matthew 26:52
Put your sword back in its place, Jesus said to him, for all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.
And His faithful disciple harmonize with Jesus' word:
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 corinthian 10:4-5)
Romans 12:17-21
17Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. 18If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. 19Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. 20Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." 21Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
II Corinthians 10:3,4
"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds."
Ephesians 6:12
"For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
PS: I hope I am allowed to speak against Christians practice military using Jesus' name.
I have been banned most forums because of my anti-mainstream convictions. My staying the same forum is 6 months average.
blessings
I agree that to know love "fully" is to become holy. Holiness is something to cultivate. It is not cultivated by obeying someone else's rules. Your critics are right when they say you have no right to interpret The Lord's words for someone else.hn the baptist did not know Jesus' love fully.
Savage, please read the OP to see if killing your enemy harmonize with it.
I am bumping this up for you Meshak:I am bumping this up for you savage.
You seem to have ignored a few verses:Matthew 8:5-13Interesting how you ignore the "Armor of God" reading of Ephesians 6:10-20...
Matthew 8:5
Matthew 27:54
Mark 15:39-45
Luke 7:2
Luke 23:47
Acts 10:1
Acts 21:32
Acts 28:16
not to mention Paul's "fellow soldier" Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25...
Seems to me your little rant is nothing more than a cherry picking in an attempt to justify your bias.
I'm curious, what do "true Christians" do when they see somebody breaking into their homes and start stabbing their children one by one?
These things have happened before, so it isn't impossible.