wars
Posted By: sb on 2008-04-24
In Reply to: Too many wars are started in the name of religon - ermt
I used to think that. And your right. Unfortunately, there are people who take it to far. But God does not tell us to kill for our religion. He tells us to love EVERYONE. Gay people, Muslims, black, white, purple, and everyone in between. You are to love them, and since you love them, you are to witness to them. It is then up to them what they do with it. If I tell you about Jesus, and you don't accept it, it is your choice. Unfortunately, you will have to face the consequences. But if I force it on you, it does no good, because then you are not truly faithful to Christ, and if you don't believe in him and trust him with your heart, you can say it as much as you want and it won't mean a thing. Look, I would love nothing more than to see the entire world united under Christ, but it will never happen. Not until he returns. God gives everyone free will to make the choice of whether or not they accept the fact that Jesus died for them. It is not my place, nor anyone elses, to tell you you MUST accept this. The holy spirit will deal with your heart. The sad thing is, he may have already knocked, and you didn't answer.
You may not believe in God, Jesus, Heaven, H.ell, or anything at all, but just because you don't believe in it doesn't mean it isn't real.
Some of you will come on here and mock and ridicule Christians, and that's fine. While we sit here comfortably debating over the internet, others lose their lives for just saying they believe in Jesus. Do you mock them? Probably.
There will always be wars, there will always be people who take it to far, who twist and tangle the Word of God in such a way that those who are not solid in their faith will believe what that person says instead of what He says. It's a sad fact that many people call themselves Christians on Sunday only. Don't let it fool you though. There are still good, loving, people who believe in Christ, and wish nothing but to see your soul saved. It makes me sick to know that people I care about, people I love, I may never see again after I die, because they did not accept the gift of Jesus. It's that simple. Just accept him as Lord and Savior, and you are saved. No rituals, no rites of passage. The rest will come on its own. Those who honestly accept him will seek him, and in doing so will come to lead a life of trying to be Christ-like. It doesn't mean puppies and rainbows, it means struggling and fighting with yourself to make yourself better, rather than to give into this world and it's possessions.
I'm sorry this is really long. I once had a million excuses as to why I didn't believe, and everyone of them got shot down. I finally realized, the reason I didn't want to admit I believed wasn't because I didn't believe in Jesus, but because I didn't want to have to take a look at myself and admit how immoral I was. But believe me, once you do, there is such a comfort and solace in it. Do I miss the old days? Sometimes. Would I ever deny him again? Not for my life.
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during non-combat sure - but the last 3 wars
Please suggest she think 50 times on this subject before making this decision.....
I, for one, am tired of wars for oil and all this other nonsense!!! Last real wars for the US in my mind were WWII and Korea, and very sad that 58,000 died in the B.S. Vietnam War.....I just saw/heard an American solider (one WITH rank) say in Iraq the other day - *this one is turning out to be our vietnam* -
how sad was that to hear?! And I mean no disrespect to those who did fight in Vietnam - my disrespect comes from D.C. and the fiascos and the lies to the people of the USA perpetuated for GENERATIONS!!
exactly!!! long wars are more $$ for warmongers..
it's really a mess!!! These past 6 years have been halacious in this country and really ALL over the world...........very sad, indeed....
Too many wars are started in the name of religon
Enough said. I've read posts people say that kids are plotting because of not enough religion, terrible things are happening because there is no religion in the schools, etc. Let me just say this... In Ireland catholics and protestants are fighting. In the middle east wars are started over religions. In America people fight because of religon (just look at all these deeply emotional emails from people defending their faith). Too many wars are fought over religion. Need I say anymore.
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