02 Nov '11 05:21>
Originally posted by robbie carrobieYou know it's noble and right to love peace but you guys need to pull your heads out !!!! as MR. Hinds says LOL You twist history and scripture
As to serving in the armed forces, what does secular history disclose about the
attitude of early Christians?
“A careful review of all the information available goes to show that, until the time of
Marcus Aurelius [Roman emperor from 161 to 180 C.E.], [b]no Christian became a
soldier; and no soldier, after becoming a Christian, remained in m ...[text shortened]... trates, or of
princes.”—History of Christianity (New York, 1891), Edward Gibbon, pp. 162, 163.
Joshua was a man of war. David was a man of war (God still loved him)
You twist history. It's ok to be a pacifist just don't hide behind being a JW to do it.
Manny