We'd like to start by saying happy Memorial Day to all of our listeners in the United States.

So this is a holiday where we honor the men and women who've sacrificed their lives on behalf of

our country and we're deeply appreciative of those sacrifices.

At the time that we're recording this, however, because we're recording it before Memorial Day,

there's an ongoing conflict where the United States and Israel have been attacking Iran.

Obviously, there's a lot of that has gone into that, but there's always, when anything like

this happens, there's always debate politically, but then there's also

the debate among Christians as to, you know, is this conflict justified from a biblical point of

view? So I want to ask you about that today. Christians have been arguing about this idea of

just war for literally centuries, going back to, I believe Augustine was one of the first to

actually write about the idea of a just war.

From a biblical apostolic perspective, from a biblical perspective, I should probably clarify,

is there such a thing as a just war?

And if so, what criteria would a conflict have to meet to fulfill that?

I think there can be with some qualifications, but it is a complicated subject that we should

not lightly pass over. So let me say some things first. I don't believe that the kingdom of

God can be merged with an earthly kingdom. They're two separate kingdoms.

So while we love our nation, just like the Bible says to love your neighbors

and by extension, your home, which I think could extend to your own country,

we should love our country and wish our country well.

We in America live in a democracy, so I think someone can love their country even if they're

living under a dictatorship, but we have an extra advantage we can actually appreciate and

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