- Are American Evangelicals Seduced by Militarism?
- Old Testament, Militarism, and Idolatry
- Evangelicals, Militarism, and Romans 13
A couple excerpts:
"the American Evangelical church is largely (not completely) seduced by military might."
"In fact, Romans 13; being ubiquitously cited throughout Grudem’s book, is given a near-John 3:16 status: the definitive lens through which Christians should think about war. The assumption, of course, is that America is the good nation and Iraq and Afghanistan are the bad nations. Maybe they are, but who gets to determine who is good and who is bad? Were it flipped around and Romans 13 was used to validated Pakistan’s or Iraq’s invasion of America as punishment for horrific drone strikes killing civilians and children, or wholesale slaughter of women and children in, for instance, southern Kandaharor Haditha, most would see this as a mis-reading of Romans 13."
2 comments:
Amen bother. Finally someone has the courage to write about this most sensitive subject. At least sensitive for most North American Christians it seems. Thank you. God bless you for speaking up on this. Because God is LOVE! "My kingdom is not of this world," said Jesus. "If My kingdom were of this world, My servants would fight, so that I wouldn't be handed over to the Jews. As it is, My kingdom does not have its origin here." (HCSB – John 18:36)
Thank you brother!
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