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   Tue, 11 Nov 2025 20:37:06 -0500   
      
   "Sincerely", "soley from the Bible" and   
   "Honestly is my middle name"   
   James  wrote:   
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   > 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.   
      
      
   Notice how the stupid liar is steeped in a warped, demonically inspired   
   effort to deceive.   
      
   The soldiers were not merely not condemned, they were:   
      
   a) not told to change their occupation when they specifically asked how   
   they should repent (Luke 3:14)   
      
   b) commended for military victories (Matthew 8:5–10; Acts 10:1–4;   
   Hebrews 11:32–34)   
      
   c) ordained by God as agents of His wrath (Romans 13:4)   
      
      
   > 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.   
      
      
   That's not Scripture, and carries no authority over what the Bible   
   teaches. See Romans 13, you brainwashed, Bible-contradicting, satanic liar.   
      
      
   >> The Old Testament honors men of war who acted in faith—Abraham (Genesis   
   >> 14:14–20), Joshua (Joshua 6:1–5), and David (1 Samuel 17:   
   5–50)—because   
   >> they trusted God while defending righteousness. The New Testament   
   >> affirms that civil government “does not bear the sword in vain” but is   
   >> “the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the   
   >> wrongdoer” (Romans 13:4, ESV). This validates the just exercise of force   
   >> under rightful authority, not private vengeance.   
   >>   
   >> Jesus’ command to “turn the other cheek” (Matthew 5:39) addresses   
   >> personal retaliation, not the moral right of governments to restrain   
   >> evil. God Himself instituted human government after the flood, giving   
   >> man authority to execute justice (Genesis 9:6). Refusal to acknowledge   
   >> that authority as legitimate undermines the order God established.   
   >> Christians must obey God rather than men when governments command sin   
   >> (Acts 5:29), but obedience to just laws or national defense is not sin   
   >> in itself.   
   >>   
   >> Christ will indeed bring final judgment at His coming (Revelation   
   >> 19:11–16). But until then, He calls believers to live peaceably, honor   
   >> rightful authority, and do good (Romans 12:18; 13:1–7). Refusing all   
   >> civil or military duty is not holiness—it is a confusion of Christ’s   
   >> spiritual kingdom with human government. The Christian’s ultimate   
   >> loyalty belongs to Christ, but that loyalty does not cancel his earthly   
   >> responsibilities.   
      
   Thus it is you who ignores what the Bible says, to promote Bible   
   contradicting lies.   
      
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   raised Him from the dead?   
      
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   satisfied God's righteous demands against our sin (Romans 3:25; 1 John   
   2:1-2). This means God can now remain just, while forgiving you of your   
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