If God promotes peace?

Question

Then why are so many wars fought over him?

Answer 1

Called freewill man.

"Stop Using Me To Justify Your Hate."~ God

Answer 2

Let me show you something. Salvation is just a word to many people. It only means one thing. That's because English sucks as a language when translated from the Greek. The Greek carries on other meanings INCLUDED in the word, 'soterion' or 'soteria'.
Peace is one of those meanings.

But peace IS NOT offered to those who do not accept Christ. He didn't promise you peace if you are one of those people. In fact, His promises are not very nice according to the standards of many here on Y!A. He curses those who reject Him.

The main percept of Christianity is; God said things, and He always can be trusted to keep His word.

So it's curses for those not in Christ, and it's big time blessings for those who are.

So don't include "EVERYBODY" in the statements, We are all God's children, God is peace, God is loving, God wants to save everybody; because it's not what the Bible says. God is not wanting everybody- the word 'remnant' is used often to describe those who He wants.

Answer 3

Matthew 24:6

6 You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come.

7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

God predicted their would be wars and kingdoms against kingdoms, but this is the natural progression of things that will come. God also states not to fear man who can destroy the body, but fear God, who can destroy body and soul.

God is not saying that war is right, he is just letting his people know that this is the natural progression of the human race, but he promises us so much more if we accept his salvation, and of our life after death.

Answer 4

Killing in the Name of God ***

UNDER the above quoted headline, the International Herald Tribune observed: “This century, which occasional optimists like to consider as enlightened, has been as marked as any of its predecessors by the dreadful tendency of men to kill each other in the name of God.”

The writer cited examples of religious massacres in early centuries. Then, pointing to massacres that have occurred in the 20th century, he concluded: “What we see is a horrifying continuation of the savage intolerance of bygone ages. Worship remains an excuse for political violence and territorial conquest.”

Some try to justify today’s religious wars by noting that God approved of the killing of Canaanites by ancient Israelites. Yet, that is no justification for professed Christians to wage war today. Why? Because the Israelites were directly instructed by God to act as executioners of his righteous judgments against demon-worshiping peoples, whose worship included gross sexual immorality and child sacrifice.—Deuteronomy 7:1-5; 2 Chronicles 28:3.

An evidence that the wars of ancient Israel were no ordinary conflicts is the miraculous nature of the victories that God gave the nation. For example, the ancient Israelites were once directed to use horns, jars, and torches—hardly instruments of classic warfare! On another occasion singers were positioned at the front of an Israelite army that was facing an overwhelming force of invading armies from several nations.—Judges 7:17-22; 2 Chronicles 20:10-26.

Moreover, when, on occasion, the Israelites engaged in wars that were not ordained by God, they were not blessed by him and they suffered defeat. (Deuteronomy 28:15, 25; Judges 2:11-14; 1 Samuel 4:1-3, 10, 11) Israel’s wars, therefore, cannot be invoked to justify the wars waged in Christendom.

In the name of religion, Hindus have fought against Muslims and Sikhs; Shiite Muslims have warred against Sunni Muslims; and in Sri Lanka, Buddhists and Hindus have slaughtered one another.

Typical of killing in the name of God were the wars that took place in France during the 16th century. The story of these wars comprises some of the bloodiest pages in the history of the Roman Catholic and Protestant religions in Europe. Let us examine these wars, and see what we can learn from them.

Answer 5

If peace corps promotes peace why is there still violence in the world?

Answer 6

Guess what you get, you get the pain below, when your time comes.... oh ya I forgot you live forever! Lol!
The war is not his, its yours as you can see by your avatar what you spawn!

Look left he lives 1000 years and knows what you did and what your family did before you and what you will give them also for your continous transgression in error that breads terror and then we all have to clean you up!

The reason why you have that you have that Jinn next to you is because of your continous error that breads terror! You and your marry bunch of rejects!

Answer 7

Some men rejoice over the sharing of good ideas.
Others kill one another over the discrepencies within these ideas.
It just so happens the first kind of men die a lot easier.
Go figure.
Domino effect and bah bah bah boom. Humanity's screwed.

Answer 8

Because he leaves that for Satan to do. Lucifer is really good at wars and destuction.

Answer 9

just call it

"a world without a god"

god doesnt exist

Answer 10

Because people are proud and want to be right.