Ten Commandments (1972)_b.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong
Ten Commandments (1972)_b.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong
Ten Commandments (1972)_b.pdf - Herbert W. Armstrong
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96 The <strong>Ten</strong> <strong>Commandments</strong><br />
General MacArthur acknowledged that the problem<br />
we face is theological - it is a Christian problem involving<br />
a true knowledge of the true GOD! He went on to say that<br />
it involves an "improvement of human character."<br />
The greatest statesman of all times was Jesus Christ.<br />
He was the Spokesman for the government or kingdom of<br />
God. Christ said: "Ye have heard that it hath been said,<br />
Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy. But I<br />
say unto you, LOVE YOUR ENEMIES, bless them that curse<br />
you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them<br />
which despitefully use you, and persecute you ..." (Matt.<br />
5:43-44).<br />
There is a great deal of highly respectable, cultured,<br />
and most interesting paganism abroad in the world today<br />
under the name of "Christianity." But can even this<br />
sophisticated paganism face these clear words of Jesus<br />
Christ without confessing that His life, His teaching, and<br />
His Spirit CONDEMN the very essence of war?<br />
More lives have been snuffed out prematurely, more<br />
suffering has been endured, more homes have been<br />
wrecked and broken, more time and property has been<br />
utterly wasted because of the scourge of war than through<br />
any other means in the history of man!<br />
And war has NEVER solved the problems of men or<br />
brought permanent peace. Instead, it only breeds more<br />
war! "For all they that take the sword shall PERISH with<br />
the sword" (Matt. 26:52).<br />
The Bible Teaching<br />
Jesus Christ came into this world as a messenger of<br />
the government or kingdom of God. He took no part in<br />
this world's politics or wars. On trial for His very life<br />
before Pontius Pilate, He said: "My kingdom is NOT of this<br />
world: If my kingdom were of this world, then would my<br />
servants fight that I should not be delivered to the Jews:<br />
But now is my kingdom not from hence" (John 18:36).<br />
As we have stated, only GOD who gave life has the<br />
right to take life. Therefore, only God has the right to<br />
wage war! And, as Jesus taught, God does not choose to<br />
have His children wage war for Him during this age.
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