Military Practice for Christians

[From Hi thread, Meshak quote: "Serpent. I replied to your question. go to my thread and discuss it there."] "Anyway..."

Well, I guess I don't have a new tie and a haircut. Let's just talk about you.

"My position comes from all Jesus' word. Jesus does not condone His followers get involved with any kind of violent, even for self-defense."

You are not a Christian (Ga 5:9). Why are you reading our mail?

"The military practice is sin for Christians because it is against Jesus' commandment. ...[I]t is sin to approve and join the military for Jesus' followers..."

The military is not for the cowardly.

See:

Three Hundred Alert Soldiers are Chosen J. Vernon McGee

When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace:
But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils [Luke 11:21–22].

"The “strong man armed” is Satan. The demonpossessed man was an evidence of his power. But, you see, Jesus is stronger than Satan, which was the reason He could cast out the demon.

“A strong man armed keepeth his palace” is a verse that has a message for us. There are those who want to disarm us—disarm us as a nation and disarm us in our homes. But “a strong man armed keepeth his palace.” There are wicked men abroad. And Satan is abroad. As long as there is a strong enemy, we do well to be armed." McGee, J. Vernon: Thru the Bible Commentary. electronic ed. Nashville : Thomas Nelson, 1997, c1981, S. 4:297

Response to comment [from a Christian]: "...[C]onsider whether a follower of the Lord Jesus Christ is really of this world or not..."

This from number 13 on The 'Jesus is not God' people (Non-trinitarians) Satan, Inc. (TOL's heretic's list)

[Reconciling Love and War Luke 6:27-31] "One area of confusion about war is the apparent discrepancy between Jesus' words and God's approval of battle in the Old Testament.  Can such dissimilar teachings be reconciled?  How can the God who told Israel to destroy the Canaanites be the same one who said, "Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you" (v. 27)?

To clarity this issue, we must distinguish between commands issued to nations and instructions given to individuals.  The Lord has bestowed certain responsibilities upon governments.  He calls them ministers of God for good and entrusts them with avenging evil (Rom 13:4).  But to individuals, He says, "Never take your own revenge" (12:19).

People are killed in war, but this isn't the same as murder.  A soldier on the battlefield carries out his duties under the authority of his government (Rom. 13:1-2). Murder, on the other hand, is an individual's vengeful response to anger or jealousy and is motivated by a desire to destroy another person.

When governments avenge wrong, innocent people are protected, but when individuals seek their own revenge, they destroy themselves and others.  In Luke, Jesus was speaking about personal conflicts, not national wars.  He knows that loving our enemies is the only way to protect ourselves from bitterness...

...Would we prefer to turn the responsibilities around--are we quick to fight personal battles, but slow to affirm the avenging of evil nationally?  Sometimes the only way for a country to have peace is to go to war, but we'll never experience inner peace if we battle with individuals who wrong us." Reconciling Love and War, In Touch Magazine 11 Jul 2011.

Military Practice for Christians