Military service

Well considering God had armies for Israel...and there is no prohibition of it found within Scripture...there were Christian Centurions in the New Testament.....

No it doesn't depend on your view. It depends on Scripture and Scripture does not prohibit it in any stretch of the imagination.

 

Should a Christian commit murder for military wages? The dogs of war are beating the drums for war with Iran. They're lying about Iran and nuclear weapons. How could a follower of the Prince of Peace sign up for a military service, when that service overwhelmingly has absolutely nothing to do with the defense of the USA, but about murdering for political reasons they don't understand?

 

You need to look up the definition of murder.

 

My youngest son will be joining the Marines on Oct 7, so we do not see any problem with defending our nation.

 

Nothing in this post is true

 

Study the issues

 

For those who are murderers in their hearts, the decision to kill is easy. For a Christian, they'll need something more compelling than the bombing of a marine barracks in Beirut in 1983, by a Lebanese militia group during a civil war, to justify a war with Iran today. That's an actual excuse I've seen in this forum for war with Iran.

 

Yes

 

Does scripture prohibit military service? As David stated, it does not. Shootsie is not offering any meaningful dissent other than to call people murderers. That is not much of an argument, it is a parade of ignorance.

Keep in mind that there is no draft at the present time. Military service is voluntary. If an individual has a scruple about any type of violence, even in self or national defense, there are other ways they can serve their country. Many of us, myself included, chose to wear the uniform. Most of us did so with a clear conscience. I wanted to defend our nation, not murder people. Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice obligates military service members to obey all lawful orders. That means unlawful orders (i.e. the intentional murder of civilians) should be disobeyed. Luke 3:14 records Jesus' instructions to military members. He did not tell them to leave the military, He instructed them to act lawfully.



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It is telling that you have not asked him that same question. I find your posts disingenuous.

 

A killer without just cause is a murderer. Those who want war with Iran need to have just cause. And, they haven't offered any meaningful just cause.

 

Are you calling people on this board murderers?

 

Self Defense is not murder and not even manslaughter but justifiable homicide.

 

I served during Vietnam and am proud of my service... I also felt I protected the freedoms of those who did not for some reason or were unable too... Daniel I want to direct you to a post that was started by 1689Dave in July of this year that you might find interesting, that you missed... You can't respond to the post, but just read what everyone wrote, as it is closed but you might get further insight to your question... Then feel free to start one of your own, if you so desire... Brother Glen

Christians, War, and Violence