Comments on: On the lake….And remembering 9/11 https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11 Biblical perspectives from parenting to politics Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: twoBlondes_andaBrunette https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-951 Thu, 14 Sep 2006 18:23:00 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-951 Good analogy.  Interesting comments and all.
 
-Laura

]]> By: Anonymous https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-950 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 21:35:00 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-950 Couldn’t agree with you more!

]]> By: PreacherBoy80 https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-949 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 14:53:00 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-949 ~LL
In Romans 13 we read some about the “higher powers”, government leaders, that God has ordained. It says that they do not bear the sword in vain. It also says that he (the ruler) is a minister of God to execute wrath, or punishment, upon those that do evil. This is a statement about the role of government. Now the context is clearly talking about internal evil. That is to say, evil being done within the borders of the country. But I think the application can also be made to those outside of the country. Does this mean it is our job to punish evil all over the world? Are we to go around as the USA and say “Hey, that’s evil, we’re going to punish you for it.” No, I don’t believe that is Biblical. However, God has ordained authority (including governemntal authority) for our protection. They are there to protect us from evil. (Sometimes government becomes the evil, but that is usually a judgement upon a nation.)

As to war, you are right in a certain context. If you and I had a disagreement or personal hate for each other, fighting about it would not really help us. A fight between us would not get down to the root issues and help us resolve our conflict. However, a personal conflict between two people (especially two Christians) is a very different thing than needing to go to war. War is sometimes necessary in order to protect and defend a people, and to defeat evil in the world. (At least on a surface, physical level.)

A better analogy to war would be if you were coming at my family with a machete, or an automatic rifle, with the intent to kill. You are therefore (in this analogy, brother) an evil man who is a very serious threat to my family. In that situation, a conflict between us would help to resolve the problem. In fact, a conflict between us would be necessary, and to run from or resist that conflict would be wrong, and a rejection of my God given duty to protect my family. In that situation, a “war” between us would be the right thing to do. (If you didn’t back down in terror at my immense power and intimidation.) LOL!!

]]> By: LLroomtempJ https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-948 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 11:24:00 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-948 It makes me sad to think of not just civilian death, but military death as well. War doesn’t solve problems. It really doesn’t. If you and I have a disagreement and we have a hard time coming to a resolution, how much more will a fight help us come to a resolution? How much more will our personal armies (imagine this to be an ideal analogy wherein we both have personal armies) fighting amongst each other help us to come to a resolution?

of course, things are more complex when you’re dealing with irrational people…

What does the bible say about these things? I can think of a few examples, but nothing that would lead me to make an absolutist statement.

]]> By: and_a_little_red_flower https://jarodhinton.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-947 Wed, 13 Sep 2006 04:04:00 +0000 https://preacherdad.com/on-the-lake-and-remembering-9-11/#comment-947 So sad too to think about the multiple teriorst attacks that happen around the world and even more so the multitudes of Christians that die for their faith, but the logic that they still need Jesus, is just as true.

happy wakeboarding

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