Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: lindborg@cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Why do the nations rage? Message-ID: Date: 20 Jan 91 19:44:01 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Washington Computer Science Lines: 42 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article ROBERT@kontu.utu.fi (Robert W. Johnson) writes: >Why do the nations rage? Psalm 2.1. > >The answer is supplied at once. It is because "the rulers take counsel >together against the Lord, and against His annointed". However violent the >hostility between them, world governments are at heart united on one thing: >they are against the reign of Christ. We look upon the nations as some of >them bad, some good; but Scripture points us to the "prince of this world" >behind them all. Prompted by him, earth's rulers today seek only absolute >freedom from sanctions imposed by the laws of Christ. They want no more love, >no more humility, no more truth. "Let us break their bands asunder," they cry, >"and cast away their cords from us." here we see the basic case of "why nations rage." This type of intolerant nonsense it exactly what causes unrest and strife in the world. I would like to point out just how incredibly violent and opressive the Christian Church has been thoughout its history (from the time of Constantine, through the middle ages and up to the Religious Wars). We see a group of people, who think like you do, and view those around them as being less than 'holy' and worthy, apparently, of death. I contest that, if there were no religion at all, the prospects of peace would be much more likely... and I'm not alone. I suggest reading Bertrand Russels "Why I'm Not a Christian" and selsections from "An Inquiery into Truth and Meaning." for a clearer explanation. >At this point alone in all Scripture is God said to laugh. His King is >already on His holy hill! The early Church was very much aware of Christ's >dominion. More than ever today do we need to remember it. Soon, maybe in >our lifetime, He will shepherd the nations with a rod of iron. Our task is >to plead with men to "be wise;" to "put their trust in Him." Or soon people like you will cause enough unrest to get us all killed. >Robert W. Johnson "One man's theology is another man's belly laugh." Robert Heinline Jeff Lindborg "Agnostic with an attitude."