The Lord s churches, indwelt and directed by the Holy Spirit are not ministers of God s wrath, but messengers of His grace. Yet, God is under no such obligation. The church is now in its betrothal period in its relationship with Christ. Speaking to the church at Corinth, Paul says, . . So it is with the church and her Groom during the betrothal period, militancy is checked.
Nations now measure destructive force by the number of megatons built into a hydrogen bomb.
Many people live in constant fear, for they know, never before in the history of the world, have men had the ability to destroy that they now possess. Man fears nuclear war, plane crashes, car wrecks, and cancer. Man s heart and mind in his fallen state are so utterly depraved that he is continually thinking of, and studying ways and means of destroying his fellowman. Air Force Academy, Naval Academy, and Army s West Point are schools dedicated to the idea of creating the best brains in the field of military science, which science has to do with destruction by warfare. I believe these schools are necessary.