Jesus, Warrior King Subtitled: or Jesus is not a pacifist
Jesus, Warrior King Subtitled: or Jesus is not a pacifist
Jesus, Warrior King Subtitled: or Jesus is not a pacifist
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of the Antichr<strong>is</strong>t:<br />
7 And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them...<br />
Notice the inspired writer does <strong>not</strong> say slaughter the saints but specifies ''war''.<br />
War <strong>is</strong> two <strong>or</strong> m<strong>or</strong>e factions in a physical conflict.<br />
Revelation 13:9-10<br />
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear.<br />
10 He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the<br />
sw<strong>or</strong>d must be killed with the sw<strong>or</strong>d. Here <strong>is</strong> the patience and the faith of the<br />
saints.<br />
Here again as in Hebrews 11:34-35 we have the two choices; to go into captivity <strong>or</strong><br />
be killed with the sw<strong>or</strong>d. "If any man have an ear, let him hear.", and, "HERE IS<br />
THE PATIENCE AND THE FAITH OF THE SAINTS." My sincere prayer to God<br />
<strong>is</strong> if my sons and I must be participants of th<strong>is</strong> Great War, we may allude capture,<br />
dying with "the high pra<strong>is</strong>es of God in our mouths and a two edged sw<strong>or</strong>d in our<br />
hands," while spilling the blood of the enemies of God and H<strong>is</strong> saints.<br />
3. Attributes of Love<br />
Past<strong>or</strong> Britt says, The New Testament <strong>is</strong> void of an example of even one saint who ever<br />
defended himself against h<strong>is</strong> persecut<strong>or</strong>s! I know the doctrine that you preach. I know it<br />
and I believe it. We say that the Chr<strong>is</strong>tian <strong>is</strong> to live in obedience and holiness. How? The<br />
Chr<strong>is</strong>tian <strong>is</strong> to walk in the love of God and thereby fulfill the law of God. And what are<br />
the character<strong>is</strong>tics of love? I C<strong>or</strong>. 13:4-5, Charity suffereth long... [5] Doth <strong>not</strong> behave<br />
itself unseemly, seeketh <strong>not</strong> her own, <strong>is</strong> <strong>not</strong> easily provoked, thinketh no evil...<br />
Love f<strong>or</strong> God and self-defense are <strong>not</strong> mutually exclusive. One can and must, as the<br />
occasion ar<strong>is</strong>es, defend h<strong>is</strong> neighb<strong>or</strong> and/<strong>or</strong> himself in <strong>or</strong>der to possess and d<strong>is</strong>play the<br />
charity that suffers long.<br />
First, we must try to understand the character of God, the loving example that we should<br />
emulate. Many theologians have written on the topic of the love of God. Among them <strong>is</strong><br />
Charles Finney, who in h<strong>is</strong> book, Finney's Systematic Theology, addresses the attributes<br />
of love. Upon reading h<strong>is</strong> book and particularly the chapter, "Attributes of Love", it<br />
became abundantly clear that there was a lot m<strong>or</strong>e to love than meets the eye. That <strong>is</strong> to<br />
say, love <strong>is</strong> <strong>not</strong> always expressed in a manner that <strong>is</strong> gentle and kind, as in hugging
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