Pacifism
#RAD
#ATEND
G-d (Christ) #IIC714
Pacifism
Pacifism
“a way of life” or The Way, “The ONLY Way” of life, for a Christian?
Pacifist,
by way of synonyms - appeasing, conciliatory, placatory & comforting
Pacifism,
by way of synonyms - Non-violence, Passivity, Nonaggression & Civil
disobedience
Pacifist
– Dictionary,
noun
a
person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
Pacifism
– Dictionary,
noun
opposition to war, militarism, or violence, an attitude or policy of nonresistance
Someone is sexually abusing your 3-year-old, 5-year-old and 8-year-old children. I am told that Shalom {Hebrew ( שלום ) peace} Sozo (Greek σῴζω to save, keep safe, or rescue) is the perfect example of G-d’s (Christ’s) way of affecting His efforts to save, keep safe, or rescue His people, including the afore noted 3-year-old, 5-year-old and 8-year-old children. And that “Shalom Sozo” is the very core example of pacifism.
opposition to war, militarism, or violence, an attitude or policy of nonresistance
Someone is sexually abusing your 3-year-old, 5-year-old and 8-year-old children. I am told that Shalom {Hebrew ( שלום ) peace} Sozo (Greek σῴζω to save, keep safe, or rescue) is the perfect example of G-d’s (Christ’s) way of affecting His efforts to save, keep safe, or rescue His people, including the afore noted 3-year-old, 5-year-old and 8-year-old children. And that “Shalom Sozo” is the very core example of pacifism.
I do
not generally subscribe to the ideas that anecdotal analogies serve as proof
for any given cause, but I do believe that anecdotes can be useful is emphasizing
a point. Also, it has been stated many
times, many ways that A) G-d does not change (Hebrews 13:8) and that B ) if G-d
repeats something, for example if a theme in the Biblical texts is repeated,
two, three four five or more times, it is likely pretty substantive and
serious. Therefore I submit to you that:
i) - According to Genesis Chapters Six, Seven and Eight, G-d’s own actions were the antitheses of pacifism in meting out judgement on, and rescuing the righteous from, wicked mankind,
i) - According to Genesis Chapters Six, Seven and Eight, G-d’s own actions were the antitheses of pacifism in meting out judgement on, and rescuing the righteous from, wicked mankind,
ii) –
According to Exodus Chapters One through Forty, G-d’s own actions were the
antitheses of pacifism in meting out judgement on, and rescuing the righteous from,
the wicked oppressors of His people,
iii)
– According to Jeremiah 48:35-36, G-d’s own actions, in dealing with the Moabites,
were the antitheses of pacifism in meting out judgement on, and rescuing the
righteous from, the wicked oppressors of His people,
iv) –
In the New Testament we read – “For in it the righteousness of God is revealed
from faith for faith, as it is written, “The righteous shall live by faith.” –
Romans 1:17
v)
According to Acts Chapter Five, we read of two people who, though they were
directly causing no harm to other people, G-d’s wrath was sorely meted out on Ananias and Sapphira. Their crime? Dishonesty…
And hereto it would appear that G-d’s own actions were the antitheses of
pacifism in meting out judgement on, and rescuing the righteous from, the wicked
oppressors (dishonest thieves) towards Him, and His people,
vi)
Jesus Himself encountered numerous soldiers during His tenure during the brief
three and a half years of His First Coming, here on Earth. Soldiers are the epitome of killing machines,
sworn by oath to expend their very lives in the defense of their sovereign and
land.
If
you are of the mindset that G-d has called you, personally and individually, to
be a pacifist, I applaud you and say – “G-d Bless you man!
Be the best, most passionate pacifist you can. Be all that G-d has called you to be. Do so with enthusiasm, and boldness!” But, if you are of the mindset that pacifism
is not only The Way, but somehow “The ONLY Way” of life, for a Christian,
please note that I for one very firmly believe that G-d places His face
squarely against yours. And I believe that
G-d’s Holy Word, the Bible, supports and even presents my view that G-d places
His face squarely against yours, if… if you teach, preach, that pacifism is “The
ONLY Way” of life, for a Christian.
What Jesus did do, is to tell folks to “Follow Me”.
What Jesus did do, is to tell folks to “Follow Me”.
“No
Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
How
does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple,
invite Him into your heart, as Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with
him, and he with me.” [Revelation
3:20 NIV] How can be assured that this Jesus stuff
means anything? Well because the Bible
tells us so, as the Apostle Paul wrote:
“If
you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart
that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess
your faith and are saved.” [Romans
10:9-10 NIV]
And
for those of you who say to me, I can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s
confusing” or “it’s a waste of my time”, may I draw your attention to what the
Bible says about wisdom: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]
If
nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry
NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John
14!
John
3:16 says: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that
whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
And
John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.”
Well
that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s Take on, “Pacifism” – this 28th, day of August
2017 © 2017, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist “creationist”
too!)
Just
sayin’...
Shalom,
pray for the peace of Jerusalem...
What
is #RAD? #RAD is:
R
epent of rejecting Christ
A
ccept Christ as your Lord
D
evelop your relationship with G-d
#RAD
your relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord
and Saviour depends on it!
What
is #ATEND G-d (Christ)? Ask me!
What
is #IIC714?
II
2nd
C
hronicles
7:14
John
3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21
and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!
Shalom
Cited or consulted sources and resources
Mr.
Roland Hildebrant
