vic66 Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 31 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 649 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 200 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/30/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) In the light of Jesus teaching on the summon on the mount .be as the Father in heaven over coming evil with good, praying for your enemies, causing the rain to fall of the just and the unjust Blessed are the merciful Blessed are the pure in heart Blessed are the peace makers Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake. But I say unto to you love your enemies,bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you. You can't shoot your enemy dead and yet pray for him or his family sincerely and effectively afterwards The apostle taught that vengeance belongs to the Lord therefore we should not take revenge but leave the final judgement to God. Mat5 KJV For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? Do not even the publican so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your heavenly Father which is in heaven is perfect Edited June 23, 2020 by vic66 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LadyKay Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Royal Member Followers: 12 Topic Count: 385 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 7,692 Content Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 4,809 Days Won: 3 Joined: 05/28/2013 Status: Offline Popular Post Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Much thoughtful prayer should be consider. If God is guiding you towards this path, then it is right for you to do. We need Christian police officers, and Christian soldiers. Police do more than just shoot people dead. They are called to protect and serve. Finding lost children is one thing they do. The same with soldiers. A soldier has many duties that so not always mean shooting someone dead. The National Guard for example come to aid in times of desisters. They hand out food, water and medical supplies. Many other branches of the military do the same. It isn't all about shooting people. Edited June 20, 2020 by LadyKay 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heleadethme Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Royal Member Followers: 15 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,371 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 3,268 Days Won: 5 Joined: 07/10/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 Good question. Myself, I don't believe Jesus makes a rule/law about certain things. Perfecting and maturing in the faith doesn't come overnight but takes time to grow in the Lord. Someone joining the military or police with a clear conscience when they are young, may find as they go along that their conscience begins to trouble them about certain things that their job requires, or that the Lord may arrange circumstances or lead them to lay down their career at some point since we must forsake everything to follow Christ. People can adhere outwardly to rules/laws, but the bible says without FAITH it is impossible to please God, and that whatsoever is not of FAITH is sin. So it seems to me that there are circumstances when it is God's wisdom to let people have time and freedom in the Lord to learn and grow in Him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeauJangles Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Royal Member Followers: 43 Topic Count: 229 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 10,900 Content Per Day: 2.91 Reputation: 12,145 Days Won: 68 Joined: 02/13/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/14/1954 Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Should christians join the police force, army, navy, ect For the purpose of spreading the gospel, the Lord will utilize ALL means in doing so. Some will feel a call to serve in a capacity in these areas in order to get the Word out. If He does this with certain individuals, we are not to stand in a deciding factor for anyone but our own selves concerning personal servitude and commitment for the Cross of Christ. Edited June 20, 2020 by BeauJangles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,993 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,691 Content Per Day: 11.75 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 I interpreted your post wrong. I thought you were talking about the rioting. I think if a person wants to be a police man and fight for justice in our world much prayer should go into this.Ask God if that is His plan for your life. A person needs to ask themselve why they would want to become a policeman or go into the armed forces and be honest. They need to have the right Christian reason. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 The Israelis had a standing Army, and a police presence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrangeCat Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,418 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 1,843 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/24/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 26 minutes ago, LadyKay said: Much thoughtful prayer should be consider. If God is guiding you towards this path, then it is right for you to do. We need Christian police officers, and Christian soldiers. Police do more than just shoot people dead. They are called to protect and serve. Finding lost children is one thing they do. The same with soldiers. A soldier has many duties that so not always mean shooting someone dead. The National Guard for example come to aid in times of desisters. They hand out food, water and medical supplies. Many other branches of the military do the same. It isn't all about shooting people. I agree with this, and to add a bit to it, when any given profession suffers from a lack of devoted Christians who will stand up against corruption it tends to allow that corruption to thrive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantis Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 180 Content Per Day: 0.11 Reputation: 132 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/12/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 Of course they should!? These are not evil establishments nor careers. Good Lord. The world is upside down. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coliseum Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 14 Topic Count: 133 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 1,123 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 2,055 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/07/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 Everywhere is a field ripe with a harvest to bring the message of Christ---whether it be on a beautiful, green golf course, in a prison in Communist Russia, or on a battlefield in Kuwait. Many times God enjoined nations to fight for their land and many who fought bravely died. It is our motive---what is the heart of a man why he does what he does. We go where God sends us, though being human is not always easy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted June 20, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 14 Topic Count: 79 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,177 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 826 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/04/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 20, 2020 1 hour ago, LadyKay said: Much thoughtful prayer should be consider. If God is guiding you towards this path, then it is right for you to do. We need Christian police officers, and Christian soldiers. Police do more than just shoot people dead. They are called to protect and serve. Finding lost children is one thing they do. The same with soldiers. A soldier has many duties that so not always mean shooting someone dead. The National Guard for example come to aid in times of desisters. They hand out food, water and medical supplies. Many other branches of the military do the same. It isn't all about shooting people. You are correct. However, one thing to consider is, when you join the military, you are to obey their commands. So if a command comes to you tht violates your God conscience, what so you do? If you obey it anyway, you have disobeyed the spirit within you. If you stick to God's leading, you will get court martialed and thrown in prison. Do you suspect there were Christians in the German army who little by little saw their hearts hardened until they did unspeakable things? Just something to think about. Gids 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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