ArchivedYou shall not murder.Mr Banks wrote:Aineo:It's easy to be a "peaceful" Christian when you have your VIOLENT counter-parts protecting and sheltering you. :roll:
Sounds like Iran, Irag, Syria, Indonesia, shall I continue? All you have to do is replace Muslim for Christian in your sentence and you see innocent women and children being slaughtered on the streets of nations around the globe in the name of Allah.
Show me in the Bible where God tells Christian's to slaughter those who refuse to accept Christ as Savior. Jer 31:35-40
35 Thus says the LORD,
Who gives the sun for light by day,And the fixed order of the moon and the stars for light by night, Who stirs up the sea so that its waves roar; The LORD of hosts is His name: 36 "If this fixed order departs From before Me," declares the LORD, "Then the offspring of Israel also shall cease From being a nation before Me forever."
37 Thus says the LORD,
"If the heavens above can be measured,And the foundations of the earth searched out below,Then I will also cast off all the offspring of Israel For all that they have done," declares the LORD.
38 "Behold, days are coming," declares the LORD, "when the city shall be rebuilt for the LORD from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate. 39 "And the measuring line shall go out farther straight ahead to the hill Gareb; then it will turn to Goah. 40 "And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the brook Kidron, to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, shall be holy to the LORD; it shall not be plucked up, or overthrown anymore forever." NAS
Notice verse 36. Since the fixed order of the stars and the moon have not departed God has not cast off Israel. Isa 42
"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him;He will bring forth justice to the nations. 2 "He will not cry out or raise His voice,Nor make His voice heard in the street. 3 "A bruised reed He will not break,And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;He will faithfully bring forth justice. 4 "He will not be disheartened or crushed,Until He has established justice in the earth;And the coastlands will wait expectantly for His law."
5 Thus says God the LORD,Who created the heavens and stretched them out,Who spread out the earth and its offspring,Who gives breath to the people on it,And spirit to those who walk in it, 6 "I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I will also hold you by the hand and watch over you,And I will appoint you as a covenant to the people,As a light to the nations, 7 To open blind eyes,To bring out prisoners from the dungeon,And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. 8 "I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another,Nor My praise to graven images. 9 "Behold, the former things have come to pass,Now I declare new things;Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you."
10 Sing to the LORD a new song,Sing His praise from the end of the earth!You who go down to the sea, and all that is in it.You islands and those who dwell on them. 11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voices, The settlements where Kedar inhabits.Let the inhabitants of Sela sing aloud,Let them shout for joy from the tops of the mountains. 12 Let them give glory to the LORD,And declare His praise in the coastlands. 13 The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war. He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry. He will prevail against His enemies.
14 "I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant. 15 "I will lay waste the mountains and hills,And wither all their vegetation; I will make the rivers into coastlands,And dry up the ponds. 16 "And I will lead the blind by a way they do not know,In paths they do not know I will guide them. I will make darkness into light before them And rugged places into plains. These are the things I will do,And I will not leave them undone." 17 They shall be turned back and be utterly put to shame,Who trust in idols,Who say to molten images, "You are our gods."
18 Hear, you deaf!And look, you blind, that you may see. 19 Who is blind but My servant,Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send?Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me,Or so blind as the servant of the LORD? 20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears. 21 The LORD was pleased for His righteousness' sake To make the law great and glorious. 22 But this is a people plundered and despoiled;All of them are trapped in caves,Or are hidden away in prisons;They have become a prey with none to deliver them,And a spoil, with none to say, "Give them back!"
23 Who among you will give ear to this?Who will give heed and listen hereafter? 24 Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers?Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned,And in whose ways they were not willing to walk,And whose law they did not obey? 25 So He poured out on him the heat of His anger And the fierceness of battle;And it set him aflame all around,Yet he did not recognize it;And it burned him, but he paid no attention. NAS
Justice has not been established on this earth, so God is not finished with His people and Christ will reign in peace and justice from Jerusalem when He sits upon the throne of David. This is yet future, so your analysis of Israel's fate is wishful thinking.
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