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Thanks for the references you provided! They are very much appreciated! So, if I don't know what a Christian is, how can I claim to be one? But, if I do know what a Christian is, does not Christ command me to preach that truth in the "Great Commission" at the end of Matthew 28? So, if a...

"Serving your country"? Aren't we first to serve God? How is it possible to serve God while violating the commandments of his Son?

Good post. I will note, however, that virtually all military leaders at the time said that the use of nuclear weapons by the United States was completely unnecessary. So, no - it did not save lives.

You don't seem to be writing from a Christian perspective, at least not as Christian is defined by Christ.

I would agree that God has allowed us to reap the consequences of what we have sown in terms of our behavior - behavior which embodies selfishness, greed, brutality, lack of concern or caring for what our country is doing militarily and covertly oversees, failure to control the brutal behavior...

You wrote, "Military action is sometimes authorized", but doesn't the action in the passage you cited, Romans 13:3-4, sound more like what we today would call what the policemen do, i.e., deal with individuals who break the law? You skipped over the preceding verses that DO deal with "military...

While that thought occurred to me (and makes sense to me), I have not seen that argument made in chapters 1 or 2, nor so far in chapter 3. Here are some of the ideas from Chapter 2 (written by Andy Alexis-Baker). State Mythology Through schools, media, and countless fragmentary ways we learn a...

Again, it's not possible for informed discussion to take place without having read the book, or at least the chapter under discussion. I see no suggestion (at least so far - I'm on chapter 3) that those who choose to vote be kicked out of the church. Also, the authors do give coherent and...

Electing Not to Vote, edited by Ted Lewis, published by Cascade Books, 2008 (126 pages) is a compendium on nine chapters by nine authors on the subject of voting. The book is referenced here as a springboard for discussion. Here are a couple of quotes to kick things off from Chapter 2 which is...

So, you're ready to have your teenage child stoned at the city gates when he/she is disrespectful toward you? You're still keeping separate cooking utensils for meat and milk? No pork for you? All boy babies are circumcised by a Mohel at 8 days? Please note my carefully chosen phrasing...

Is that whole post "tongue in cheek"? I hope so ...

If/when there is any question of conflict between the NT and OT Christians obey Jesus. And Jesus commands us to love and do good to our enemies, to not resist evil doers, to give also one's cloak to someone who steals one's coat, and to not ask for the return of stolen property.

Scripture references to back up your assertions, please.

But Christians do not live under the OT law, but instead according to the New Covenant established by God through Christ (thus the name Christian). So the scriptural reference needs to be from the New Testament.

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I'm interested in seeing the scriptural reference(s) for that assertion.

Here is how God wants us to participate: Love for Enemies 27 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes...

No one has to presume anything. Jesus was extremely clear: those who love him will follow his commands, and those who don't love him won't follow his commands (John 14). Those who claim to know him but do not do as he commands are liars (1 John 2). Jesus commands us to love and do good to our...

Let me see, you're seriously trying to argue that President "The Buck Stops Here" Harry Truman either: 1) Had no clue that nuclear bombs were going to be dropped and was kept completely in the dark with regard to their impending use or 2) Delegated the decision to be the first nation in the...

By asking the question in that way (i.e., "... when it is required"), you seem to have "tipped your hand" with regard to your own thinking, or possibly you were attempting to put your "thumb on the scale" of the debate? But the scriptures (which I've already posted several times over in this...