No joke. Is peace a bad thing to christians?
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I'll answer the direct question. Peace is a blessing from God, why would any Christian refuse for advantage a wonderful blessing from God?\n\nNumbers 6:26\nthe LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." NIV
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No. Christians just need to display the tolerance they are supposed to have. And if they get offended by a question then they should avail themselves of the opportunity to not answer and find one they like better.
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Simply: No.\n\nOnly stupid people like Pat Robertson will magnify this sentence and stupidly generalize it for the stupids... it was to kill the nonbelievers who were at a war back then  with muslims... so it's same like "kill the enemy" which is natural at war.\nAnd the Bible is also full of such things like "with you i will slay nations, bla bla bla"
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I know how you feel. It's disheartening, and doesn't seem fair. Some of the attacks seem completely groundless, once you really look at the claims of Jesus.\n\nSome people have had bad experiences with Christians, so everything is filtered through that. They've never been exposed to people really living out of faith and loving others, they've just gotten the negative hypocritical behavior.\n\nSome listen to Christians: There are many CHristians who approach their faith negatively. ("Do not touch! Do not taste! Do not speak!" says Paul, I think, right before he says this is ridiculous, for restrictions do not have the power to save.) We treat the world as an enemy and attack it for what we believe it does wrong -- then get surprised when it views us negatively. Christians are very negative sometimes, so Christianity is attacked as such.\n\nThe other big reason is simply because they really don't want to understand your viewpoint. It's more convenient for them to attack Christianity because they won't actually have to think through their own lives and compare, maybe even make a change. Everyone is like this: It's easier to talk over someone than to listen, easier to attack than taking wounds, easier to blame someone else besides ourselves.\n\nChristians sometimes get a raw deal because people don't want to take the risk of truly thinking through the claims of the faith and comparing their own philosophy to it, then perhaps being forced to make decisions they don't want to make. Pride and self-comfort is an issue.\n\nHang in there. You're on the right track -- Jesus didn't just atone for sin, he was a very tangible representation of how much God truly loved us -- and you're willing to speak up in a kind way about it. That's good stuff.
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I regret I have to disagree. First of all , it doesn't mean just because you are Christian, you can neccessary be good. There is no relation betwen non corruption and Christian. Secondly, all the examples of problems cited occur in any country. The US is not alone in this. Thirdly, practices such as the death penalty and the conducting of wars are not neccessary bad. Just imagine what would have happen if the US didn't enter the Gulf War to drive the Iraqis from Kuwait. The balance of power will not only be changed in the Middle East, but the whole world.\n\nSo, having said this, I can't say the US is a corrupt place. Not completely anyway.
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No there can be no peace between the Buddha and the heretic unbelievers.  Death to every man, woman and child who will not bow down and kiss my Lord Buddha's tummy.  It's what He would have wanted.  \n\nsigned (IS DUMB)\n\nThe International Society group Delta of the Universally Militant Buddhist's
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I agree that Christians do get a bad rap when individuals who call themselves Christians behave in extreme ways.\n\nHaving said that, I would defend the rights of anyone who may wish to tell me that I am going to hell (at least they care enough about me and my soul to tell me what they think -- and this can provide the opportunity for me to ask them why they come to this conclusion -- and may be I can learn from them).\n\nMy Background: I used to be an atheist. Over a period of time however, I grew convinced of the existence of the Christian God, and ultimately committed my life to Christ. For a draft-version of my journey from atheism to Christ, see http://www.godsci.org/gs/chri/testimony/seek.html\n\nCordially,\nJohn
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I dont know about being too immature i mean that IS what happened with mr dubya our PRESIDENT lol i'm sorry but i thought that christians believed in peace to all peoples and not bombing children and hurting other people for...shit for financial prosperity for one-self? i beleive the question is very valid and YES for your answer most christians would they are so damn close minded.\n/kevin
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This is one of those standard retorts that drives a stake through the hearts of bleedin' heart christians and their rabid war-mongering associates even.\nIt's a stumper for some, an opportunity for trotting out the prepared church answer for others.\nI am not one of either of these, thank the Dog!
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Unfortunately, the majority of people in this forum who question the Christian faith design their "questions" to be extremely inflammatory - they're looking for the reaction, to offend; not for a reasonable dialogue. Not everyone excells at letting such things roll off their back.\n\naddition: see some of the above responses to your question to see what I mean
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No. Christians are supposed to love their enemy. Thus christians would never go to war with anybody. But the same could not be said of Islam. They seem to have a lot of people who believe by attacking the U.S they could get rid of christians.
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That is a good question, ESPECIALLY when God said that he will do away with Wars once and for all (Isa. 2:4, Dan. 2:44) Why would a God fearing person want to go to war if God himself said he was going to do away with wars.  There is no issue about freedom here, because if we belong to Christ, as Christians state, they already ARE free.\n\nAdd on top of that the fact that war is murder and murderers will not inherit God's kingdom  (Rev. 21:8)  True Christians would not go to, or support, war.
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Nah.  I tend to question any links between God and any religious organization that relies heavily on violent means to an end.  To me, if the basis for any religion is not the promotion of world peace, harmonious existence, and peace with nature, the religion is not a true reflection of God's will.
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i agree. I ask christians questions and they give me hateful remarks. Its as though they have no incentive to be nice because Jesus saved them from being respectful to other people.  and what about turn the other cheeck? when i was a christian i thought they were held to higher standards, i was dead wrong. I left because of the hypocracy and ignorance.
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The Bible says we will have trials and tribulations, so no, Christians are not happy all the time. They have problems just like everyone else. God does promise us peace though. If we trust Him, even in the worst of situations, He will give us peace and the strength to cope.
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Yes. Christians are to be peaceable with all men, are to love their enemies and pray for those who persecute them. The only warfare we wage is against Satan and his demons. Also we take the same stand as the apostles did--"we must obey God as ruler, rather than men" (ACTS 5:29) If any government demand that we go to war, we must refuse.
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""Does the New Testament condone stoning to death of non-believers? Does it promote violence in any form?""\n\nYes. See the following::\n\n         Matthew 10:34-37 34 Think not that I am come to \n         send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but \n         a sword. 35 For I am come to set a man at \n         variance against his father, and the daughter \n         against her mother, and the daughter in law\n         against her mother in law. 36  And a man's foes \n         shall be they of his own household. 37  He that \n         loveth father or mother more than me is not worthy \n         of me: and he that loveth son or daughter more \n         than me is not worthy of me. \n\n         Luke 22:36  Then said he unto them, But now, he \n         that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise \n         his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell \n         his garment, and buy one.\n\n         Luke 19:27  But those mine enemies, which would \n         not that I should reign over them, bring hither, \n         and slay them before me.\n\n         John 2:15  And when he had made a scourge of small \n         cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and \n         the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the \n         changers' money, and overthrew the tables; \n\nJesus, not a man of peace, made whips and whipped people, he said slay those who dont want him to reign over them, he said his purpose in coming was to bring a sword.