A Time for War (Ecc 3:8)
What are consequences of going to war?
What are consequences of NOT going to war?
Is war murder? What about turning the other cheek?
Dt. 20 is the War Chapter
Dt. 20:10-13 (offer peace)
Nu. 33:55 (don't leave any)
12 Spies
Satan hates the
Haman
Herod
Jesus
Murder? Obey gov't. Murder is for personal gain.
Luke 22:35-36
2 reasons for war: defense and liberation
Prov 16.32—harder to control yourself than to take a city
George Washington: Chaplains should be men of "Good character and good conversation . . . who will influence the manners of the Corps both by precept and example." (Israel Drazin and Cecil B. Currey, For God and Country (Hoboken, N.J.: KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1995), p. 12.)
GEN George C. Marshall: "I am deeply concerned as to the type of chaplain we get into the Army. For I Iook upon the spiritual life of the soldier as even more important than his physical equipment . . . the soldier's heart, the soldier's spirit, the soldier's soul are everything." (Joint Pub 1-05, "Religious Ministry Support for Joint Operations", 26 August 1996, p. II-3.)
Ps 144.1, 1.
Praise
be to the LORD my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Nehemiah 4:14
Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, Who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.
Jesus never condemned war or soldiers
Cornelius (Acts 10)/Centurian's servant (Mt 8:5-13)/Paul and Eph. 6/Soldiers (Lk 3:14)
Luke 6:27-31, individual vs. national
Nu. 32:20-23 (what happens when you don't fight along side your brothers)
We need to pray for leaders and fellow soldiers
A time for peace, and a time for war. Right now, it's a time for war.