1034 nounced upon Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum (Matt. 11:20-28). Jesus declared, “ It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.” Yea, He included Sodom herself as less guilty than the cities that rejected Him and His messages. In the synagogue, on the Sabbath day, He “ Looked round about on them with anger” (Mark 3 :5). His hand wielded the scourge of cords upon the temple desecrators (John 2:15). His lips framed the sentence, “ Depart from Me, ye-cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels” (Matt. 25:41). The Jesus of the'Bible is the righteous King and just Judge as well as the loving Savior of those who believe on Him. 4. The Christ of the New Testament was the Jehovah of the' Old Testament. To satisfy yourself on this read Psalms 20 to 24 inclusive. Now read your Old Testaments with the word Jehovah restored to its proper place, “ Jehovah will swallow them up in His wrath” (Ps. 20:9), “ Jehovah mighty in battle” (Ps. 24:8). God has always dealt with man thru the second person of the Trinity. 5. God’s will for men is equally authoritative whether revealed by His providences, His prophets, His Son, or His disciples. It is not the messenger but the message that is to be received as authoritative. 6. Our attitude toward war should be that of God, the Father, Son and Spirit, as revealed in His whole Word and not merely His attitude as shown in a small part of His written Word. God’s Attitude Toward War 1. God hates war. “ Him that loveth violence. His soul hateth.” (Ps. 11:5). “ Jehovah abhorreth the blood-thirsty.” (Ps. 5 :6). When “ The earth was filled with violence” God destroyed it with a flood. God’s anger burned in unquench able fury against Damascus, Gaza, Tyre, Edom, Ammon and Moab because of their heartless cruelty in war. Read the
THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NESS first and second chapters of Amos, “ For three trangressions, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof.” David, the man of war, could not bb allowed to build a temple for the wor ship of Jehovah (1 Chr. 22:8). War has absolutely no place in any of the pictures given of the coming millennium under the .rule of the Prince of Peace. If then we hate war we are in accord with God who hates it as one of the violent fruits of sin. 2. God has commanded war. Moses was commanded to wage war on Midian, “ To execute Jehovah’s vengeance on Midian.” (Num. 31:1-3). Joshua was sent on a war of extermination against all the nations in Canaan and Jehovah gave directions as to the plan of cam paign. Jehovah sent Deborah and Gideon, and Jephtha, and Samuel into wars by explicit command. David was commissioned to wage war upon the Philistines and was given the sign of the moving of the mulberry trees by which to time his attack. Read any of the historical books of the Bible and you will soon find that Jehovah often made use of war in His dealings with nations. Deuteronomy is full of promises of help for God’s people when they are thrust into war. Could God have commanded the United States more imperatively to get into the present war than He has done? Did He nob literally thrust us into it against our- will with no material gain to be reaped and with appalling sac rifices in money and in precious blood in full view? Has He not in a marvel ous way brot the whole nation into a unity of purpose and clearness of vision regarding His will and our duty in this world crisis? 3. God expects His people to fight when He orders war. Read Judges 5:23: “ Curse ye Meroz, saith the angel of Jehovah, “ Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof;
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