The New Testament...
DOES NOT Command Christian violence,
DOES NOT Commend Christian violence,
DOES NOT Condone Christian violence.
DOES NOT Command Christian violence,
DOES NOT Commend Christian violence,
DOES NOT Condone Christian violence.
The New Testament DOES Condemn Christian violence.
According to the Bible, God initiated and authorized Human Government and empowered The State with the sword of steel to protect the law abiding and punish the law breakers (domestic and foreign). This is the primary function of The State, and The State is answerable to the rule of God.
According to the Bible, God created and instituted The Church and has given Christians the sword of the Spirit (The Holy Bible) to instruct, empower and fight against spiritual forces.
Our fight is not against men, but against spiritual powers.
Our weapons are not carnal (physical, material) but spiritual.
Our fight is not against men, but against spiritual powers.
Our weapons are not carnal (physical, material) but spiritual.
The Old Testament cannot be appealed as justification for believers using violence. The Old Testament imposes laws, rituals, practices, and standards on Israel, which do not apply to The Church (Christians), such as dietary, sacrificial, civil and religious laws, and the New Testament specifically directs Christians to move from Jewish kingdom alignment into a heavenly kingdom model, which is spiritual, rather than an earthly kingdom.
However, modern, western Christians have been misled to believe that violently taking life is acceptable for follower of Christ.
However, modern, western Christians have been misled to believe that violently taking life is acceptable for follower of Christ.
At the same time, we are seeing less and less commitment to The Great Commission, and spiritual unity with the local body of Christ, and submission to the authority of God's word and Biblical leadership, which results in church people being spectators, rather than active soldiers of the cross.
The world does not lack for warriors of carnal purposes, but the Church cannot drive back darkness because the people choose to be bench warmers instead of being witnesses, ambassadors, torch bearers, fishers of men, seekers of lost souls, faithful servants of God.
This temporal world has plenty of people serving the present time, but the Church has become an entertainment venue, an amusement park, a hideaway, a clubhouse, a social center.
Where are the soldiers of the cross, the fishers of men, the ambassadors of God?
Some folks,"Go to church."
Some folks, "Play church."
Few folks are willing, "To Be The Church."
Some folks,"Go to church."
Some folks, "Play church."
Few folks are willing, "To Be The Church."
Jesus said that He is the foundation of the Church and upon this truth He would build His Church, and the gates of hell would not prevail against it. The Church is the Army of God, driving back darkness, defeating sin and Satan, setting the prisoner free.
When it comes to rescuing the perishing from sin, from bondage, from oppression, from worldliness, Christians have orders to go, we do not have orders to get back.
Remember, the New Testament word, "Witness," comes from the Greek word, which means, "martyr."
Being a witness for Christ means offering up our lives in service to God.
We are to present our bodies and our lives, as a living sacrifice.
We are not our own, we are bought with a price.
Remember, the New Testament word, "Witness," comes from the Greek word, which means, "martyr."
Being a witness for Christ means offering up our lives in service to God.
We are to present our bodies and our lives, as a living sacrifice.
We are not our own, we are bought with a price.
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