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   Where is the missing verse?   
      
      
   I have been trying to find a verse practiced by the churches of   
   Christendom. I think I'll look in the popular NIV Bible.   
      
   It is where Jesus says something like, 'Pick up the sword and slay   
   your fellow man, whether they are Christian or not, when your   
   political leaders declare war with his country and classify him as an   
   ENEMY.'   
      
   Surely it must be in the Bible. The churches have followed that   
   missing verse to the letter all through the ages. They have convinced   
   many people to follow that verse. The graveyards testify to this. They   
   used that verse during the Crusades, and during WW1 & WW2, in Northern   
   Ireland, etc, etc.   
      
   So let's have a look. It has got to be here somewhere........   
      
   Here's something. Jesus said at Matthew 26:52, ""Put your sword back   
   in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who draw the sword will die   
   by the sword.""   
      
   Whoops, this says just the opposite. (must be a misprint)   
      
   Ok then, let's try Jesus' words at John 13:35, "By this all men will   
   know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (NIV)   
      
   That can't be it. Must have some deep symbolic meaning or something.   
      
   Wait, here's one. Jesus' statement at Matthew 5:44, "But I tell you:   
   Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you," This has to   
   be scribal error.   
      
   Oh well, I'll keep looking for that missing verse.   
      
   But since the churches talk about God and Jesus frequently and quote a   
   lot of scriptures, and are supported by a lot of people, they must   
   have God's support. Right?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)