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How important are the words of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount? If we knowingly or unknowingly disobey the commands of Jesus, should we be concerned regarding our salvation? How important is it that we understand what Jesus meant when He said, “Resist not an evil person,” and the other commands regulating our behavior [...]

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by Mark Twain It was a time of great and exalting excitement.  The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the [...]

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This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 8 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War My conclusion to Dr. Robert Moyer’s pamphlet could have very easily been the introduction, because I am not as interested in proving Moyer wrong as I am in getting at the truth. It is not the refutation [...]

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This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 7 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward WarIn my refutation of Dr. Robert L. Moyer’s pamphlet, “The Christian and War” we have finally come to his objective of answering these two questions: 1. Can a Man Scripturally Be a Conscientious Objector? and 2. Shall a [...]

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This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 6 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War Continuing with the question of “Did Christ Teach Anything About War? Mr. Moyer continues to persist that Jesus taught war and violence in His Sermon on the Mount; he says, “Someone says, ‘yes, but look at the [...]

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This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 5 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War As we have seen in the last article, the Book of Hebrews starts out with a definitive statement of the relationship and authority of Jesus regarding everything that was written, or said, before His arrival. But, the [...]

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This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward WarThe last article in my refutation of Dr. Robert Moyer’s pamphlet, The Christian and War, left off by answering his question, “Does God Ever Authorize Human Governments to Take Life?”. Now we will continue to unravel his web [...]

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This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 3 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War Dr. Robert Moyer states twice that the source of his answers will be the Word of God, and then qualifies the statements by saying that “. . . we shall try to be honest . . . [...]

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This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 2 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War It is a strange phenomenon how, over a period of time, things can become flip-flopped, and how once the flip occurs it takes on the appearance that it has always been that way. This is precisely the [...]

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This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series The Church and Its Orthodoxy (Conformity) Toward War I have been a frequent visitor to the VA Hospital in Indianapolis lately. There is a lot of complaining that goes on there by the vets, mostly about the wait time and secondly about the quality of [...]

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