05/04/10 IF IT QUACKS...
Who is shocked that the Time Square Bomber was not a Mennonite, or part of some other “radical,” Back-to-the-Bible group, faithful to Biblical Christianity? It is time for Christians to follow Christ fully; take up the Sword of the Spirit and leave the sword of steel to the State. Be a soldier of the Cross; it takes supernatural courage. God honors those who honor Christ. We are in this world, not of this world.
BE CAREFUL...
This does not renounce the need for human government and the right and responsibility of the State to bear the sword of steel, in protecting the righteous and the punishing the wicked. The State is under orders from God and we should not resist the State when it obeys God.
This is a reminder to believers to take seriously the call of God to follow the Prince of Peace, to proclaim and live the Gospel of Peace, to be Peacemakers, to Follow Peace with All Men. Christians should Preach the Blood of Christ, be willing to have our own blood spilled in His service and to leave the spilling of our enemy's blood to the State.
No one is better equipped to bear the sword of steel than the State and no one is better equipped to bear the Sword of the Spirit than the Church. The State is appointed to protect the righteous and punish the wicked; the Church is appointed to evangelize the wicked and lead them into righteousness by faith in Christ.
The State can fill its complement, but where are the soldiers of the cross, who bring life to a world destined for an eternity without Christ?
