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Originally Posted by Paladin54
Can it be right for Christians to ever go to war? If so, under what circumstances? If not, why not? What does the Bible, which is superior to human reasoning, say on this matter?
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A.) Yes.
B.) "Diligent" has given you many verses from the Word of God. There are many verses to read...open a concordance and dig in. Check out this one in Deut. 20:8---The Lord knows some are cowards, so the Officers were to send them home. Cowards on the Line are a bad influence.
C.) Pacifists always go to verses about inter-personal relationships, while ignoring the plain statements from the Written Word concerning war. As I said on another thread (responding to an America-loathing pacifist), NO place did Christ Jesus ever tell Soldiers to quit being soldiers, but instead He told them to do their jobs honestly.
D.) Read some of these links and I would suggest that you rent/borrow a movie called "Gods and Generals". It has much footage of Lt. Gen. T.L."Stonewall" Jackson and his wife discussing a passage they had read in Ist Cor., before he had to head out. There is an amazing amount of Christianity that was vibrant during the War between the States. There was a Man who was an Ordained Bishop and a General. (Not a Chaplain btw). Much of this has been swept-under-the-rug by the History revisors. I will also show a couple of links to and about a Soldier of the "Theban Legion" of the Roman Empire. His name was Maurice and his unit was comprised of Christians! Also check out a publisher called "Sprinkle Pubs." They carry many books mentioned below.
http://www.infantryassn.com/awards.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Saint_Maurice (Read the Bio links)
The Weather Prayer and some details from the Chaplain:
http://www.pattonhq.com/prayer.html
http://www.pattonhq.com/textfiles/psalms.html Psalm 63
http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/h/t/ghtwpray.htm Read the words.
Some book titles: "Sprinkle Publications and Gano Books* carries most of them. * Gano is the anglicanized name of Gen. George Washington's Chaplain.
"Christ in the Camp" ---J.William Jones ISBN-1-59442-0629
"A Constitutional view of the War between the States" Alexander Stephens ISBN-1-59442-067-X
"The Great Revival in the Southern Armies" W.W. Bennett ISBN-1-59442-050-5
"Life and Campaigns of Lt.Gen. T.J."Stonewall" Jackson by Robert Lewis Dabney (his chaplain and a Theologian) ISBN-1-59442-051-3