The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-01-27

establish his religion. and TO give
the country TO the Israelites. There
Is plenty in the Old Testament In
regard To war. but let US see what
the New Testament says:
First let Us remember that
Christs kingdom will always be
persecuted by the kingdoms of
the world. His Kingdom will be
ignored and misused until He
comes again. as He said He would
Portions referring TO peace among
all peoples cannot be found, bu,
among those OF one Spirit, yes.
Christians will always be at peace
with the heather, but not the
heather with Christians. Even
His Holy day u used by His
enemies TO fight.
The Way Of Peace
When Jesus was born the angels
proclaimed Peace on earth to men
of goodwill" not goodwill to men.
How can goodwill or Gods will
be to all men. when they will not
have it, Jesus said My peace
I give unto you. not as the world
giveth." His peace can be in the
heart of a soldier in battle, but not
in the heart of His enemies. Peace
cannot be in a world of sin. One
must accept His peace in order
to have 1t.
Further. let MS not think of
Jesus as a pacificist, who would
not stand up for His kingdom.
Many times the statement, Turn
the other cheek" Is used TO prove
submission, but remember when
He was smitten, He answered by
saying why smitest thou Me ?"
Jesus is quoted as sending out
disciples with no protection other
than His Spirit, but Luke %
records the disciples being sent
out admonished to buy a sword,
II they had none. Some quote the
statement, Those who take the
sword. shall perish with the sword"
Surely He means that soldiers die
the death of a soldier. II not, who
will kill the last one with a sword :?
Once Jesus commended a soldier
for having the greatest of faith.
II have not seen such faith. no
not in Israel" said He. Jesus
found no fault with the man whose
business it was according to law,
to practice war. Nations have 10
be chastised as well as children,
and Christians need chastisement
by God.
Protection Necessary
Many folks believe that institu-
tons that protect them from GRIM
mails or insane people are neces-
ssry. They appreciate the protec-
ton that the law gives them. and
the police give them. and would
not be without 1t. These same
police who are peaceful are armed
to kill II necessary. God expects
those to whom he gave power TO
"subdue" the world to subdue evil
IL possible. We cannot be guilty
of bringing children into the
world. IL we are not going to pro-
tect them. The Southern Baptist
convention went on record lately
as saying, Things worth living
for are worth dying for" II
heather run rampant as criminals
and blood-thirsty enough to disre-
gard all law, then God charges
man with the job of bringing them
to justice.
Isaiah once said, Turn the
swords into plow-shsres and the
spears into pruning hooks" but
later when aggression was threat
ened, Joel said: Turn the plow-
shares into swords and the prun.
ing-hooks into spears" We today
are in the same situation as Joel.
In the last book of the Bible
John gives a picture. In chapter
1e:il-2i is a picture of war. The
18th verse states. I'm righteousness
He doth judge and make war.
The guilty sinners are to be de-
stroyed. The beast and false
prophet are to be burned in the
lake of fire" and the remnan,
slain by the Word of God" him.
self. Jesus said there would be
Wars and rlmours of war, and
then not the end" Sinful war Will
continue against God. and against
His children until Christ comes
again or until man turns to God
sin Causes War
War is result of sin, and In
our case we tried for peace, but
We cry Peace, peace when there
Is no peace" Sin and war will
prevail until men become Christian
in sufficient numbers to overrule
sin.
ONE AT A TIME