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February 23, 2003 Rumors of War [message]
The fundamental distinction between classic pacifism and
classic just war thought was not over whether public authorities were
authorized to punish evildoers by death and waging war if necessary. The
distinction was whether or not Christians could participate. The two
positions had in common the conviction that political authorities are not only
permitted by God to wield the sword for the sake of justice, order and peace,
but are required to do so by God Himself whether or not they personally
acknowledge God as the ultimate source of their authority to do so.
March 9, 2003 Keeping the (Relational) Peace [message]
We’ve learned that you just cannot deal with people at the level required by love unless you are taking care of your own heart first. Your relational capacity towards others is a function of the condition of your heart, which is a function of your time spent alone with Jesus.