| Joelcool7 said: I would die before being forced to change my religion. However if I was not Christian |
I have seen posts by you claiming to be a right winged, pro-military anti-social welfare supporter. It is one thing to call yourself a Christian, it is quite another to oppose some of its core principles which include non-violence, anti-warfare, and social welfare.
The great irony of the Modern World is that Christianity is most often associated with political philosophy which the bible excplicitly opposes.
What if you are certain the enemy is evil? Matthew 5:42 states "Do not resist one who is evil." and is followed by 5:43 which states "Love your enemies; pray for your persecutors."
"Those who live by the sword shall die by the sword" (Matthew 26:52) Shows that Jesus dislikes those who are violent; going so far as to condemning them to death by the sword. It is not so much a warning against picking up the sword, but as a statement to his peaceful followers stating that the savage warriors will die by savagery themselves.
Right winged Conservatives are like the Pharisees, Jesus was very Liberal, and very much against the Pharisees.
If you are slapped, offer the other cheek.
Gandhi was very liberal as well, and a follower of Jesus as well as other faiths. He followed the path of Christ far better than those who claim to be Christian, but are indeed merely the puppets of Pharisees.
I describe myself as a little dose of toxic masculinity.
