2009-11-11T16:51:09-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com http://www.gospel.com/feeds/topics/war http://gospel.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/10/a-christian-perspective-on-veterans-day/ 2009-11-11T16:51:09-05:00 Every year in early November, Veteran's Day reminds us of the countless men and women who have served in the military. American soldiers—and their brothers in arms from other countries—have marched, fought, and sometimes died in places all over the globe. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2024:7&version=NIV 2009-09-11T10:04:18-05:00 The unending bad news we read in the news of wars, earthquakes, famines, and other disasters shouldn't surprise us--Jesus predicted that such things would continue to plague humanity. It's our job to be faithful servants of Christ amidst such tragedies. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Cor.10.3-5&version=NIV 2009-07-20T10:49:36-05:00 The world wages war with guns and violence, but Christians wage their "spiritual war" much differently. Christians engage the minds and hearts of other people with the Gospel message, and will see victory when those hearts choose to serve Christ. http://chitorch.org/index.php/eras/post-reformation/grotius/ 2008-12-11T17:06:55-05:00 Biography of Hugo Grotius, Father of International Law, with excerpts from his Law of War and Peace, and discussion questions drawn from his arguments. http://hutchcraft.com/Christmas-Moments/Christmas-2008/War-Where-Peace-Was-Born 2008-12-08T12:19:58-05:00 Actually, a lasting peace agreement did begin in Bethlehem; not international peace, but the kind we’ve been looking for our whole lives–personal peace. http://biblica.com/niv/studybible/joshua.php 2008-10-03T16:32:15-05:00 This introduction to the book of Joshua talks about the conquest and the ethical question of war. It also reports on the books title, theological theme, author, and date, the life of Joshua, the historical setting, and outline. Joshua is a story of conquest and fulfillment for the people of God. After many years of slavery in Egypt and 40 years in the desert, the Israelites were finally allowed to enter the land promised to their fathers. http://hutchcraft.com/A-Life-That-Matters/Radio-Program/Getting-Iraq-Out-of-You-8025 2008-07-25T09:59:51-05:00 Iraq involves this insurgency that seems to keep a constant state of war going on. Well, there’s this revealing challenge about that going on inside us in the Bible. Here’s what it says, “Abstain from sinful desires which war against your soul” (1 Peter 2:11). http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/851/10-2007?pg=all 2008-04-17T17:34:39-05:00 Baghdad is in the midst of war. And yet, the gospel is being proclaimed boldly through love and pray. http://lausanneworldpulse.com/leadershipmemo/893/01-2008 2008-04-11T12:29:37-05:00 Although our world is filled with evil and sorrow, we can yet find hope in the promises of scripture. http://sermonindex.net/modules/articles/index.php?view=article&aid=2948 2008-01-07T18:09:55-05:00 Does God punish nations for their wickedness under the Christian dispensation as He did during Old Testament times? If He did not we should have to discontinue the use of many of the Psalms in the praise of God. David often speaks of the righteousness of God’s judgment against the nations, and if it