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Originally Posted by Pilgrim  I would add that Jesus and John the Baptizer did not tell the Roman soldiers they came into contact with to get out of the army. Assuming this is the board I think it is, I may log in myself and join the discussions. |
There is a lot Jesus did not say, or at least that isn't written down. That's certainly not an argument you want to weigh too heavily. But the main point is understood. I think the focus should not be on what Christ did or did not say to Roman soldiers, but to his disciples. I think you would agree that actions change after the heart is first changed. And near as I can figure there is nothing instructed to his disciples that would leave me to believe Christ wanted us to have anything to do with the sword (and I mean
sword in the general sense of violence, military, etc.). Peace was his way, and that is all encompassing. The military exists, but who said Christians must or should be a part of that?