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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Killed in Iraq
YellowStone:
--- Quote from: Becky ---hmmm lemme print it out, read over it tonight and give it some goooood thought. thanks!
Becky
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mannonthecross:
Hi you guys,
We live on the Canadian border. As you may know, just this week 17 (I believe) terrorist trainees were arrested because they had planned to blow up several major buildings in Canada & behead (?),(a high ranking official).
Just last month or last week several of these were caught running guns from Canada into the US, at the Buffalo crossing.
In addition, not only do we live on the Canadian border, we live in Lackawanna, NY, home of the Lackawanna 6 (terrorist sleeper cell group). These men lived, worshipped & planned a mere 1/4 mile down the road from our humble little Fellowship.
Just today, our daughter & granddaughter were headed to Canada for a school field trip. Anxiety was high among the parents as is Security Alert at the border. Homeland Security has so graciously (sarcasm intended) seen fit to cut funding by 40%.
This is the realty at home. This is not talking about a war 1/2 a world away that we can idealize pros & cons. The terrorists are of a reprobate mind. They neither know nor care to know the love of God, & we are the infidels.
Have I lost my peace? With all the measure of faith that I have been given, I hold fast to all that God is in me & I cast my cares upon Him.
Was I fearful about our girls going to Canada today? I'd be lying if I said otherwise, even knowing that God is in control. When it affects one personally, it changes your perspective & your ideals.
God's Word admonishes us to: 1Pe 5:8 Be sober, be watchful: your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
Turning the other cheek does not mean that you become a sitting duck, as it were. Protecting the least of the little ones includes taking the offensive as the Lord has so mandated.
Also, a most excellent Scripture to ponder in addition to my previous post is 1Jo 3:17 But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
1Jo 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
How can the "Christian" world sit by & simply talk about the compassion for all the "little ones" who were and who are still being mercilessly slaughtered?
God does & wills to use the military of the USA to stem the tide of evil.
Anyway, on a lighter note-That's my story & I'm sticking to it. :P
YellowStone:
--- Quote from: mannonthecross ---Hi you guys,
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Turning the other cheek does not mean that you become a sitting duck, as it were. Protecting the least of the little ones includes taking the offensive as the Lord has so mandated.
Also, a most excellent Scripture to ponder in addition to my previous post is 1Jo 3:17 But whoso hath the world’s goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?
1Jo 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue; but in deed and truth.
How can the "Christian" world sit by & simply talk about the compassion for all the "little ones" who were and who are still being mercilessly slaughtered?
God does & wills to use the military of the USA to stem the tide of evil.
Anyway, on a lighter note-That's my story & I'm sticking to it. :P
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Manonthecross, your use of scripture is flawless; thank you so much for posting them as I could not seem to locate any scriptual proof to really support what I was trying to say.
I can only imagine what it must be like living so close to terror; the thought of such a thing seems so foreign and as you stated we must remain sober and watchful; but all the more so, be ready and willing to take action against the forces of evil, even before they attack the little ones.
I will be sure to pray for you, your family and those that you love. These are indeed difficult times, but our God is with us every step.
Thanks for sharing Manonthecross,
With Love,
YellowStone
Alan:
God works all things according to the counsel of His will.
What I see is that in Romans 13, Paul is saying that the authorities do have the right to take the sword, but only because they have do not have Christ living in them. (many called, unbelievers)
God uses them, even though they are blind and deaf, just as God uses T.V. evangelists for His good purpose.
As for the elect of God, we are commanded to love our enemies and that's our law and this is truth.
The natural man has no clue to the things of the Spirit.
Mat 26:52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword.
These spiritual words are for us......not them.
We know the war is wrong, only in that God's Elect know the truth, but we also know that God is using this war for His good purpose.
Amo 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
We are not to be of this world, so our only concern should be to obey Christ's commandments......which is to LOVE!
Alan:
--- Quote from: mannonthecross ---Hi you guys,
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Turning the other cheek does not mean that you become a sitting duck, as it were. Protecting the least of the little ones includes taking the offensive as the Lord has so mandated.
God does & wills to use the military of the USA to stem the tide of evil.
Anyway, on a lighter note-That's my story & I'm sticking to it. :P
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Taking the offensive is fine, as long as it abides within the Royal Law of Christ and His doctrine.
God does will the use of the military, but he's only using those who do not have Him living inside of them.
Our governing authorities serve their father, the devil, just as much as Osama Bin Laden.
Our war is spiritual, and not physical like the people of this world.
Alan
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