Wars

[gr4p34p3]

Does anyone here have some biblical verse one way or another for war? I have heard of wars in the bible, but was wondering what is the Christian take on whether or not war is acceptable by God. This also goes for self-defense measures (killing an attacker or yourself and stuff). Any advice on this would be appreciated.

 

[Job_38]

Well, I do not know an excat verse off the top of my head, but in Eccl. it states there is a time for everything(hence the Byrds song Turn Turn Turn) and it also states in Luke(i think, again, do not know where) That a man is in good if he protects his palace.

 

[Defender of the Faith 777]

War is not condemned. God commanded Saul to kill people, he refused, and God punished him.

Please don´t say "turn the other cheek." PLEASE don´t say that. That´s for person-person offense, not for international genocidal slaughter-rat out your relatives so they can slap the other cheek.

If you use that verse as a national motto, I promise, it will be suicide. Not figuratively, literally.

 

[LouisBooth]

First step to peacemaking is conflict resolution, unfortunatly this might envolve war....

 

[A-Bomb]

Can anyone give some specific verses on war in the Bible?

 

[A Sheep]

OT or NT? We are under a new Covenant now.

 

[A-Bomb]

NT

 

[LouisBooth]

*wonders if christ would sit by as someone was killed or get in there and make sure it stopped* *thinks about a certain women that is glad christ got involved and stopped her from getting stoned*

Hey, do you know what meek means?