Conclusion (Let's move on)

So I guess to finish this topic off I'd just like to say that, while there are some mighty good reasons to fight (stopping genocide is a good one), so often those aren't the reasons that we go to war...it's only when we look back that we add those reasons in.

WW2's probably a good example. We didn't join the fight to stop the holocaust (at least that's my understanding of events), but looking back we focus on stopping the holocaust as one of the the main benefits of joining the war, don't we? We added that reason in. It was a good reason. But it was still an afterthought...a mild example of an afterthought, I hope...I hope that was honestly one of our main reasons for fighting. I don't think it was but I hope so. Maybe the war in Afganistan's another, better example. Before we went in we didn't hear much talk about liberating people from the Taliban, but we sure did after the fact...

Didn't we?

I hope our country...or any country for that matter...will one day just fight wars to selflessly benefit others.

Staying in Iraq, leaving Iraq, doing whatever in Iraq just for the sake of the people who live there would be a good start. As for those of us who don't have much of a say in that sort of thing, maybe we could just start questioning the way the military uses its people and the way our country uses its military...rather than just submitting to and encouraging our country to get involved in fights for reasons that aren't pleasing to the Lord.

There's no honor in that.

matt

Blog Description

What would you guys think of adding some sort of description/caption to the blog? Maybe a long the lines of:

"A conversation between guys together on the journey of life and spirituality."

Paul on Peace

I think Paul has a lot to say on the subject, if a Christian should have any role in war.

Romans 12:17-21 "Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody. If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."

It very much sounds like a case by case assessment as I stated in my last post. Bottom Line: I do not agree with a blanket statement that a Christian should never use violence or have a part in a war.

Thoughts?