Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!usc!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: barry1@ihlpa.att.com (Barry O Olson) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Tools of the Antichrist (was `Sola Scriptura') Message-ID: Date: 12 Aug 90 06:33:15 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 31 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu [Darren commented that Christ did not want us to take charge of governments, oppress people, and slaughter thousands of non-Christians. He said > Since there is no record that Christ wanted us to do those things, > who do you suppose did? Joe Buehler aruges that governments need to keep in mind the eternal destiny of their citizens. > Those who wish to spread ideals that, according to the teaching of > Jesus, lead to eternal death, should be opposed.... > If we won't defend the Body of Christ, our brothers and sisters in > Christ, then they, and He, will continue be crucified again. --clh] And the fight belongs to the Lord. We can witness, we can pray, we can do spiritual battle with the demons. We do not pass secular law on society, nor do we engage in killing for Christ. This idea that christians are called to be warrior defenders of the faith is demonicand can only lead to the proverbial hell. How many Jews hate christianity for this very reason? How many proverbial christians will be called to court for creating this hatred by killing for Jesus? How many devout christians were burned by those who felt it was their duty to kill for Jesus? How many have burned Jesus to protect Jesus? Christianity has always grown strong through persecution, as well as has grown in numbers. We can "reason" and search the scriptures to defend the faith. Barry Olson