XPost: alt.bible, alt.religion.christian   
   From: none@none.non   
      
   On Nov 11, 2025, James wrote   
   (Message-ID:):   
      
   > Military Service: A Christian obligation?   
   > James   
   > November 11, 2025 at 5:37:06 PM PST   
   >   
   > On Fri, 7 Nov 2025 20:57:41 -0600, Christ Rose   
   >   wrote:   
   >   
   > > John the Baptist did not tell soldiers to abandon their posts but to act   
   > > justly and be content with their wages (Luke 3:14). Cornelius, the Roman   
   > > centurion, was a soldier when God called him and poured out the Holy   
   > > Spirit upon him (Acts 10:1–48). Neither Peter nor the Holy Spirit   
   > > demanded he resign. When the Philippian jailer believed, Paul did not   
   > > tell him to leave his government position (Acts 16:27–34). The Bible   
   > > consistently shows men serving lawfully in positions of authority while   
   > > fearing God.   
   >   
   > You missed the boat. Remember when Jesus was talking to that Samaratan   
   > woman at the well? And she told him the man she was living with was   
   > not her husband? JESUS NEVER CORRECTED HER. Did that mean that Jesus   
   > accepted fornication or adultery? Of course not. And the same goes for   
   > those you listed above. No corrections didn't mean no guilt.   
      
   You denied there were any scriptures showing military people or Governmental   
   People serving God in the Bible. Therefore your above statement is not   
   applicable for your defense.   
   >   
   >   
   > And I quoted upteen men who wrote that 1st century Christians did not   
   > join the military or hold public office. You just ignored all that   
   > evidence, and snipped it out here. Why did you?-That is 1st century   
   > facts. I would think you would want to know such things.   
      
   You quoted men who were not there, many of which were 2-3 centuries of more   
   later and therefore spoke hearsay statements, not facts. So answer this, why   
   do you believe that those men were more reliable than scripture itself? You   
   claim to believe 1Tim 3:16, yet you believe the statements of mortal men over   
   that.   
   >   
   > James: zebrabible@proton.me   
      
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