What do you think about Christians who claim that Jesus is Lord yet go off to fight in war, despite that Jesus said that we should love our enemies?
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My screen name tells the whole story about this religion.
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If Persia wants to attack Israel it is fine with me, It isn't my army that'll get destroyed. Tell me more about these Christians who think they are perfect and nearly a god, I never met one and have been hanging out with that crowd for a while.\n\nGod Bless\n\nJETT
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ALL WARS are anti-Christian teaching. They are against The Law! \n\nPeriod.\n\nPEACE be with you!
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You bet ya I do. That is the battle we are faced with daily. Ephesians says it best.\n\n Eph 6:11  Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. \nEph 6:12  For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. \nEph 6:13  Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. \nEph 6:14  Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; \nEph 6:15  And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; \nEph 6:16  Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. \nEph 6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: \n\nThere is only one offensive weapon, the sword, which is the Word of God. But always have your shield of faith, which is Jesus Christ.
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I take a firm stand on the Truth in the bible about Jesus,  not this book or movie which made the terrible scandels against Jesus.... I know they are  fictions but dangerous to  steal the faiths from people. God will judge people who had done that which hurt their faiths.  I stand for Jesus as the Son of God! He is the Lord of my life! God loves you all very mucha dn God can forgive them their sins if they ask Him and to repent, it'd be wonderful.
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Jesus doesn't hate you and neither do l... I realize that there are many so-called Christians out there that would rather physically beat people down than prayerfully raise them up but don't tie a rope around all of us for the wrong they do... I speak for all real (Christ-like) Christians... God bless you...
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I agree with you Snowflake...I think that Love is the most important thing of all. We shouldn't use scripture to beat each other on the head, just so we could be right! We are, as Christians, all a work in progress, and our goal should be to become closer to Jesus thru Bible study, prayers for one another, and do just as Jesus does....LOVE ONE ANOTHER!\nThere are so many religions in the world, and personal beliefs as well...how can any of us be 100% accurate in everything we believe? It's not possible...so we study and pray...and in that process, we learn tolerance for others who may not have even accepted basic truths yet. Jesus summed up the 10 Commandments into 2 basic ones; and if we lived those 2 Commandments, we'd have a loving world; instead of the one we now have...love of money and love of power, and hatred, and violence, and all the other evils we have in the world, created by not following these 2 Commandments of Christ. He said, "Love God with your whole heart," and secondly " Love your neighbor as yourself"...that is the whole law! \nAnd as you said, "..."YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THE LOVE THEY HAVE FOR ONE ANOTHER", "YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT"...that is so right on! When some "well intentioned" enthusiastic or zealous individuals or groups of people, "threaten" others that they are going to hell, point their finger at others who don't agree with them, tell them what and how to believe, whether in the churches or here on Yahoo, that is NOT what God intended, not what Jesus came and gave His life for..it is definitely the wrong approach to leading others to Christ..It is as you said, we should be drawing others to God, not sending them away! With some of the judgemental stuff I read on this forum, and other places, it is no wonder we have much confusion about Christianity...no wonder some people want no part of it. True Christianity is simply changing our own selves, showing true love for others, tolerance for others who don't believe exactly as we do...( who really knows if we are right about everything????) There are many false prophets in this world, and if we gently, and lovingly, by our examples of how we live, result in someone coming to Christ, the Heavens and Angels and God and Christ are rejoicing!!! I would rather do that, than "condemm" someone to "HELL", or judge another, or beat them into submission to accept what I believe. God wants us to come to Him and to Jesus, WILLINGLY! \nI'm coming to the end of my "sermon" ;~)....by saying that if we love all, even those who use scripture to put others down, we will pray for them, too. They need our prayers, too...as they need to overcome their "pride, their judging, and their self righteousness!"\nAmen!
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I love how sensitive the Christians are about this question, when it makes no mention of Christianity.\n\nThere's no shortage of folks who consider themselves to be "soldiers of god".  Christians, Muslims and Jewish folks seem fairly prone to these concepts.  No religion is immune to zealotry.\n\nHow do they justify their cruelty?  Well the ones dishing out the cruelty think of themselves as "soldiers of god", while the ones not dishing it out can easily slide the blame aside and say, "The Inquisition? Burning Witches? Well, they weren't real Christians" or "Suicide Bombing? That's not what Islam about".\n\nEasy as pie.
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Counter-Example: \n\nSo if I'm so angry with someone that I feel hate towards them and want to kill them, should I simply go ahead and murder them -- since I've already sinned and wanted them dead in my heart? \n\nOf course not.\n\nLooking at the context of the verse (Matthew 5:28), Jesus was dealing with men (Pharisees) who commonly thought it was okay to look lustfully at a woman as long as he didn't physically touch her. They made a distinction; God doesn't. He doesn't think it's okay to "use" someone internally, while just avoiding the pretense of sin on the outside.\n\nIt's a matter of the heart. God wants a good heart -- good motivations toward other people -- not JUST good external behavior.
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unforunatly many people who claim to be "christrians" really dont have the love of God in their heart, and it puts a bad wrap on the rest of the christians. so thats why so many people dislike them.
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People have come to the conclusion that "Christians" hate everyone because the conservative radicals are the ones that get public attention.\n\nAs true Christians, we are to follow Jesus' example and follow the commands of the Bible.   Jesus lived a life of love.   He does not hate anyone, only their sins.   That is why He gave His life to cover our sins.   He loves us even though we disobey Him.   If He loves everyone, so should we!!
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Christians pretended the war was "Holy" so they could feel justified in raping, pillaging, and murdering thousands of people.  Christians were no better than Hitler and should really be ashamed of themselves.  The Bible is often used to justify greed, murder, and all the terrible things Christians pretend to be against.
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Since this is in the religion section, I assume that the neighbor is a believer.\n\nIf that's the case, the battle is not against flesh and blood.\n\nEphesians 6:11-13\nPut on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.\n\nFor we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.\n\nWherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.\n\n2 cor. 10. 3-4\nFor though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:\n\nFor the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) \n\nEphesians 6:17\nAnd take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:\n\nWhen David came against Goliath, He knew that like us, he had a covenant with God, and if david stepped forward, Goliath was toast, because the battle is the Lords!\n\nJoin with your neighbor and take them down with the Word of God!\n\nPsalm 91 is an excellent weapon!\n\nMatthew 16:19\nI will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven."
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I LOVE to stand up for Christ.\n\nOne person may not read or understand or WANT  the love of our God---but there are those who DO want an understanding of GOD, and how incredibly MUCH He loves us.\n\nHe accepts us as we are--\nno proving ANYthing to ANYbody--especially the ones who put down Christ. \n I have it in me to fight back with fight of good faith and words, to those who fight AGAINST the reason and purpose for God.
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The Bible nor Christianity advocates hurting anyone. It is the people that hurt others. \nPeople make mistakes and people are sometimes hateful without thinking of others and their feelings but noone should b mad at GOD for what people do. \nWe just need to learn to love as Christ did. He loved the person but not the sin and when someone did sin He did not walk up and condemn them to hell he humbly pointed out their wrong ( usually by asking them a question that caused them to stop and think ).
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I think that if they are truly Christians, that they have accepted Jesus as their personal savior, they are not going to hell. Somebody correct me if I am wrong about that. \n\nAnd I think, and this is just from my studies, I remember that Christian doctrine says we are all sinners and need Christ. Again, that is what I remember.\n\nIt is not my experience or my belief, mind you, but just what I think is Christian doctrine.
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I usually think of it as a battle ground....but testing ground is right, too.\n\nThe real test or the real battle is in our minds, isn't it? If our hearts are given to God and our minds are focused on Him, loving Him, obeying Him, then the pull of sin loses its power over us. (romans 12: 1 & 2)\n\nWe become more than conquerors through Christ and we can live uprightly in a very lustful wicked world.\n\nBut I am so thankful that Jesus Himself taught us to pray "Lead us not into temptation".  We can pray to our Father and He gives us help as we walk through our day....\n\nGod bless you and good morning!!