The War Pastors
November 25, 2008 @ 04:03 PM
by Van Robison
Many pastors in the world today
support war as if they are following Jesus
Christ by inciting their congregations to be war
mongers. Proclaiming war, some pastors quote
various Old Testament verses as if those verses
apply to life on earth today (supposedly a
fulfillment of prophesy). Most of those verses
are taken out of context to their historic
setting and are often twisted to fit modern day
imaginations. All the verses quoted to "justify"
modern day war are not found in the teachings of
Jesus Christ, but the writings of Old Testament
authors. Read more...
Many pastors in the world today
support war as if they are following Jesus
Christ by inciting their congregations to be war
mongers. Proclaiming war, some pastors quote
various Old Testament verses as if those verses
apply to life on earth today (supposedly a
fulfillment of prophesy). Most of those verses
are taken out of context to their historic
setting and are often twisted to fit modern day
imaginations. All the verses quoted to "justify"
modern day war are not found in the teachings of
Jesus Christ, but the writings of Old Testament
authors. Read more...