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    Christians in the Military

    Thanks for your thoughtful and balanced reply. In asking my question, I was asking for biblical evidence for a particular position (we all have opinions but whether or not they are supported in the bible is another matter). I think the discussion of the Roman soldier does address that. Clearly...
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    Christians in the Military

    Can you provide any "evidence" of why Jesus would be OK with it? Examples in the New Testament when he did not turn the other cheek?
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    Christians in the Military

    I actually think that is a reasonable answer. Maybe there are many apparent contradictions that we cannot understand until in Heaven.
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    Christians in the Military

    Thanks for understanding what I see as a contradiction and for your thoughtful reply. Interesting point about differentiating between military and personal killing. I think your take is reasonable but I guess my question is then if there is "evidence" of this stance in the New Testament. I'm...
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    Christians in the Military

    I’m not a Christian but I’ve had a question about the Christian faith for years and I hope someone in this forum can answer for me. My question is fairly basic and that is how can a Christian serve in the military? To me, Christian teaching points to pacifism as the only option. I realize that...