Tough christian question to answer?

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EnviroDude you sure know how to twist it.
Jesus never used a whip to clear out the temple of robbers. He over turned their money tables in righteous indignation.

Christians are of all nations and loving your nation is idolatory in the form of patriotism. Christians brothers in foreign lands should be as much value as those in your own country.
You ignore everything else scripturally given about learning war no more, loving your enemies.
You have really no point to give in this topic.

Answer 1

Politics: To implement change and to be in a position to protect the spreading of the gospel.

Paul, when he was about to be killed, invoked his political status as a Roman citizen and demanded to be sent to Rome for a trial. In Acts, you read of the fear his captures had as he told them of this because they had beat him and they were not citizens. Paul could have had them thrown into prison or killed for what they did to him.

Military - for love of country and freedom. When Jesus was arrested, Peter took out his sword to attack those sent to arrest Jesus.

Peter was using the state of the art defense weapon of his time, and Jesus likely knew of the sword, why then did they carry arms?

Jesus drove the moneychangers out of the temple with a whip? Do you think He was popping it over His head saying, "now, you have to leave"? Or do you think He was tearing a little bit of flesh off the backs of those moneychangers getting their attention and convincing them to leave in a hurry? Notice that they didn't form a counterattack, didn't you? Why not? Because there is sometimes a time for Holy Anger and Righteous action.

You also asked: I say to YOU: Continue to love YOUR enemies and to pray for those persecuting YOU . How can you love your enemies from the holding a trigger at them?

You are not going to pray them to not kill you, the purpose of the prayer is to let them know you are forgiving them. Forgiveness is the greatest act of love there is. And in doing so, you are heaping burning coals on their heads. What are these coals? Forgiveness of the judgment that would befall them if they were to die (without Christ) and without forgiveness.

Should they not realize that it is a different war they should be fighting.

Yes - Satan is the father of wars. Yet we fight them in the spirit and in the flesh. Ecclesiastes states "There is a time for war, and a time for peace".

Is it not the devil and his demons that Christians should be fighting and not fleshly wars?

Again, you fight Satan by the spirit. And you fight those that submit to Satan, in the flesh.
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How long will wars go on? Until Jesus, the Prince of Peace, returns to rule this world. And do you think it will be a period where mankind will be allowed to break laws (spiritual and earthly)? No, when He returns, He will rule as King of the Earth. There will be judgment that will cause men to die.

Answer 2

No, it is a stupid question, one that only a pacifist would hold to...war was ordained from the beginning...but if you want to twist the bible to suit your own agenda, go ahead...the rest of us will continue on about our merry way...