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To: Semper
"There are probably other possibilities but we have no explanation from Jesus regarding what exactly that meant so you can believe what you want. The totality of Jesus' teachings lead me to believe he did not condone war."

Do you believe that Jesus is God? If so, then re-read my Post number 4. If you don't believe Jesus was God, then we should just agree to disagree.

71 posted on 11/16/2007 11:44:29 AM PST by DocRock (All they that TAKE the sword shall perish with the sword. Matthew 26:52 Gun grabbers beware.)
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To: DocRock
Do you believe that Jesus is God?

Yes and no. I believe that Jesus was a manifestation of God in this world. I don't understand how an infinite spiritual Source could be confined to a human body. I believe God to be the infinite, spiritual Principle of Life from which all true existence is derived. I believe Jesus was the son of God, a "child" of God who existed here in human form to teach us the Truth of existence. He said that if we believe what he taught, we could do the things that he did and more. I think to truly believe, you must first have faith but you must also eventually develop understanding. The work of understanding what Jesus taught is a most difficult task. It is equally difficult and important to apply that understanding to your life. I believe that both abortion and war must be overcome. But it is critically important that we follow Jesus' example and not force those decisions upon humanity but lead humanity to freely choose correctly.

73 posted on 11/16/2007 1:06:59 PM PST by Semper
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