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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28 He that desp<strong>is</strong>ed Moses' law died without mercy under two <strong>or</strong> three witnesses:<br />
29 Of how much s<strong>or</strong>er pun<strong>is</strong>hment, suppose ye, shall he be thought w<strong>or</strong>thy, who<br />
hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the<br />
covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto<br />
the Spirit of grace?<br />
So we see that both law and grace are intending to be influences by which our<br />
m<strong>or</strong>al behavi<strong>or</strong> <strong>is</strong> to be governed. The difference <strong>is</strong> the one (law) was written on<br />
tablets of stone. The other (grace) <strong>is</strong> written on the fleshly tablets of the heart (see<br />
Jeremiah 31:31-33). Both have penalties if desp<strong>is</strong>ed <strong>or</strong> rejected.<br />
It <strong>is</strong> a great err<strong>or</strong> to believe that through religious d<strong>is</strong>pensation the character of<br />
God changes of fluctuates in regard to H<strong>is</strong> character <strong>or</strong> divine nature. Th<strong>is</strong><br />
erroneous belief must and will lead to uncertainty as to the "present" character of<br />
God and H<strong>is</strong> ensuing requirements f<strong>or</strong> right living.<br />
In <strong>or</strong>der to understand that God's character does <strong>not</strong> change with time; we must<br />
first acknowledge He <strong>is</strong> a m<strong>or</strong>al being. That <strong>is</strong> to say, He <strong>is</strong> constantly judging<br />
between m<strong>or</strong>al good and evil. When good <strong>or</strong> evil <strong>is</strong> accompl<strong>is</strong>hed, God ascribes<br />
pra<strong>is</strong>e <strong>or</strong> blame to the doer of the same; so as God judged our first parents Adam<br />
and Eve when they d<strong>is</strong>obeyed H<strong>is</strong> command He, being equitable, will judge all<br />
rebels through out all time. If He were to do otherw<strong>is</strong>e, judging people by a<br />
different standard between Old and New Testaments, God would cease to be<br />
equitable and theref<strong>or</strong>e untrustw<strong>or</strong>thy. The fact that God <strong>is</strong> equitable through the<br />
ages should be a comf<strong>or</strong>t to the saint and a terr<strong>or</strong> to the wicked.<br />
We, as God's creatures, are made after H<strong>is</strong> likeness and H<strong>is</strong> image. Theref<strong>or</strong>e we<br />
should also be d<strong>is</strong>gusted by the perversion of justice, even as God Himself <strong>is</strong>. The<br />
righteous judgments the Almighty makes and enf<strong>or</strong>ces should be the same H<strong>is</strong><br />
righteous people make and enf<strong>or</strong>ce. After God's likeness, we know intuitively that<br />
evil behavi<strong>or</strong> should be pun<strong>is</strong>hed and good behavi<strong>or</strong> pra<strong>is</strong>ed. All m<strong>or</strong>al beings<br />
acknowledge th<strong>is</strong> truth whether they verbalize it <strong>or</strong> <strong>not</strong>, as <strong>is</strong> evidently d<strong>is</strong>played in<br />
their everyday life. F<strong>or</strong> example, a man's d<strong>is</strong>dain, i.e., anger and wrath are focused<br />
against the child molester, but on the contrary gratitude and pra<strong>is</strong>e toward the one