I will refrain from saying “Happy Memorial Day”. It is NOT a happy day. It is a day instead of reflect upon the sacrifice of “U.S. men and women who died while in the military service” (Wikipedia). If you are free, then it is in part due to the sacrifice…
Perhaps you have heard the description, “Jesus meek and mild”. Oftentimes, “peace and love” are trotted out as isolated concepts with no grounding and touted as Jesus’ main message. “Jesus taught to ‘love everybody’” is sometimes often an opinion voiced. While many of these things are true, taken out of…
In looking at the example of ancient Israel, one cannot dutifully discuss the wars they fought without considering the mindset of the Israelites themselves. As we have already seen in this series, God brought them out of Egypt without them having to lift a finger to fight. Most likely, He…
In Part 7, we saw that Israel’s conquest of Canaan was just because God commanded it. However, all along Israel had a habit of not seeking God’s will. In fact, there is sufficient evidence to conclude that Israel might not have had to fight at all if they simply obeyed…
It seems I left out a part in the outline of the still ongoing series on The Just War. I haven’t forgotten this series, it’s just that lately current events, especially in COG news, have made it take a back seat. However, before I post that particular article in the…
In Part 6 of The Just War, we looked at God’s First Command For Government or, more specifically, the first recorded command for government. It was that capital punishment was to be carried out for the crime of murder. Some opponents to capital punishment argue, “Two wrongs don’t make a…
It is evident that some form of God’s Law existed from the very beginning, in spite of numerous attempts to either minimize it, trivialize it or prove otherwise. Last time, we looked at Cain and how God dealt directly with him. God told Cain that if he didn’t do well,…
If we believe that God intended to lead Israel into the Promised Land and that He was going to be the One to drive out the Canaanites, and if you acknowledge that instead Israel had to fight (although blessed by God), then you need to acknowledge that something changed. However,…
Mike Bennett of UCG posted this photo of a painting by David Teague. It is “Miracle of the Israelite’s crossing the Red Sea…” It hangs at UCG’s Home Office in the lobby. Now, I realize that this is only a picture, and even then an artist’s rendition, but how many…
I want to take the opportunity to point out some background material related to the Just War series before we continue on in that direction. 22And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds. 23And when he was full forty…