Should Christian Go to War? No.

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🗓️ 4 October 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Patrick and Keith are doing another point/counter-point. Should Christians go to war? In this episode Patrick says the answer is no, based on Jesus’s teachings and actions. Jesus’s explicit rejection of violence before his crucifixion show us that his teachings on non-violence were not merely for private life, but also were intended to guide how Christians live out their whole lives, and function in society. In our next episode, Keith answers ‘yes.’ To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks. Your support makes TMBT possible. Ten Minute Bible Talks is a crowd-funded project. Join the TMBTeam to reach more people with the Bible. Give now.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Tim Minut Bible Talks, where we connect the Bible to your life and the time it takes to get to work.
0:10.0	I'm Keith Simon.
0:11.0	And I'm Patrick Miller.
0:13.0	Right now we're answering questions you're asking.
0:16.0	A lot of these are coming from our Facebook page.
0:19.0	So follow 10 minute Bible Talks on Facebook,
0:22.0	vote on your favorite questions, or you can just
0:24.6	give your own and you might hear it right here on the podcast. Only one head of
0:30.3	state has used a nuclear bomb against his enemies.
0:33.4	That's Harry S. Truman.
0:34.7	He actually grew up around the corner from where I grew up in Independence, Missouri.
0:39.1	And he was, by all accounts, a serious follower of Jesus and he loved Jesus's sermon on the
0:45.4	mount so much that he actually memorized parts of it. The sermon on the mount
0:49.4	whether or not you recognize that name is Matthew Chapter 5 all the way through the end of
0:54.3	Matthew chapter 7 and in that sermon there are so many wonderful things that Jesus
0:59.0	teaches about in it he says this blessed are the peacakers, for they will be called the children of God.
1:05.2	Another famous one, you have heard it said, love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
1:09.9	But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
1:15.0	Another one. You have heard it said an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth, but I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If he slaps you on the cheek, turn the other cheek to him also.
1:27.0	Harry S. Truman loved this sermon, but he also faced a tremendous question during his presidency. He was in charge at the end of
1:34.9	World War II. He understood that if the war continued and it looked like it might continue
1:38.7	on for several more years, it would quite possibly take millions of lives from both sides.
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