Ola alex
Dave said,"This is the 'fellowship' and 'prayer request' section. Let's try to keep our comments relevant to Alex's situation Though Scripture surely can help Alex make Alex's choice, the rest of us are not Alex. There is ONE LORD--and nobody here is Him.
So I'll make my comments relevant to your situation.
I'm not sure if you've come to a conclusion about your situation, but i thought i would share some things for you to consider-hope it helps you if you agree. No need to answer the questions if you are not willing, you can just consider:
Say an illegal drug dealing company offers you a position as a doctor. You can ONLY work for them and heal their patients(patients they offer illegal drugs) ONLY, and they will pay for your studies. Though you are not doing the ACTUAL DRUG DEALING,however you do play a role IN A WAY, and you get your fair share of the prize from the drug dealers efforts. Though the women who helped Christ's ministry did not do the ACTUAL PREACHING,however they did play a role IN A WAY and they will get their share of the prize(IMMORTALITY) from Christs efforts. Though Craig(I'm ASSUMING he plays a role in financing the website,along with others) does not do the ACTUAL WRITING of Ray's articles, however he(Craig) does play a role IN A WAY and he will get his fair share of the prize from Ray's efforts. Though the brothers from Macedonia(2 Cor 11:9) did not do the ACTUAL PREACHING,however they did play a role IN A WAY and will get their fair share of the prize from Paul's efforts. Though the administrator is not a lawyer for the firm, he(the administrator) does play a role IN A WAY and he gets his fair share of the prize from the Lawyers efforts. Though the eyes do not do the actual work of the hands, however they do play a role in whatever the hands pick up.Though the doctor under the umbrella of the army does not do the actual killing of enemies, does the doctor play a role IN A WAY and get his fair share of the prize? And...and...and...and!
Now consider this right hand:
When Christ comes, should He give the women(provided they CONTINUED in the same faith as Jesus) who helped Him with His ministry the same reward He received from His Father?
When Christ comes, should He give Craig(provided he CONTINUES in the same faith as Ray) the same reward Ray will receive?
When Christ comes, should He give the Macedonians(provided they CONTINUED in the same faith as Paul) the same prize Paul will receive?
Now consider this left hand:
When Christ comes, should He give the administrator(provided he CONTINUED in the same faith as his head/bosses) the same reward He will give to the Lawyers?
When Christ comes, should He give the doctor of the drug dealing(provided he CONTINUED in the same faith as his head/bosses) company the same reward the drug dealers will receive?
When Christ comes, should He give the eyes(provided they CONTINUE in the same faith as the hands) the same reward the hands will get?
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Regarding "Why should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord" (2 Chronicles 19:2)
We shouldn't help the wicked IN A WAY that will come in conflict with our beliefs in Christ.
Example,true story:
Recently a friend(Not in Christ) asked me to help him by going to the police station and give a good report about his character so that he can get a certificate that authorizes him to get a gun. He just wanted it for a job, nothing illegal. Then he will use it to get a job as a security guard. I didn't have the guts(or faith) to say "no i can't do that brah". Then luckily...i mean,REALLLLLY, LUCKILY! Somehow God prevented me from "helping" him.
If we shouldn't help the wicked PERIOD,then we'll be contradicting other parts of scripture. But if we help them in a way that does not contradict our beliefs then we are doing them good, even if they do not know it.
Can you imagine in the end, my friend telling God:"But God, Rinus helped me get this Gun, he didn't even warn me.Why should i suffer and he gets a"free pass?"Then God would turn to me and say,"Well Rinus, what do you have to say for yourself?"
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You said,".. even outside the military I would get stuck with helping wicked people too"
Comment:
Paul said:"Eat anything sold in the meat market without raising questions of conscience,"(1 Cor 10:25)
Outside the military you don't have to ask any questions of conscience. If you do, you'll destroy yourself and you'll NEVER work. But in the military you already KNOW what is happening.Remember that if your heart condemns you(there's a scripture like this,forgot where it is), then whatever you are doing is not out of faith,and anything not out of faith is EVIL!
Imagine a doctor asking EVERY SINGLE patient,"what are you going to do with these drugs(legal)?Are you going to mix them with other chemicals and make heroin or any other illegal drugs?Are you sure?Do you give me your word?". I mean really!
Which heroin addict would answer,"Yes doctor,I'm going to make heroin and illegal drugs with the one's you are giving me." really?
I hope you make the right decision if you haven't yet.
Sincerely
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