But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge. There is one lawgiver and judge, He who is able to save and to destroy. Secretary General Annan was able to cut a deal with Saddam Huessein and defuse the standoff over weapons inspections. Its really not surprising that most people don t believe that Mr. Hussein will keep his word - and that we ll probably be right back on the brink of war. One of every 5 scientists is now engaged in military work.
Conflict seems inevitable.
There s conflict in our homes which God has established for nurture and the deepest kind of human fellowship. There s conflict in the church - where we re called upon to love each other with the love of Christ. As someone has said, We have met the enemy and he is us. The conflict that we see around us is simply an extension of the conflict inside. James says that the root cause of our quarrels and conflicts is our own self-serving attitudes and desires.