According to the Bible, God has ordained the state (i.e. government) to be a servant of God in punishing evil. It is for that purpose that it “bears the sword,” or the right to engage in punishment, including capital punishment and to engage in just wars, and while there are many times in our history when the “just-ness” of our wars may be questioned, that is not the case with ISIS, which ruthlessly and barbarically slaughters men, women, and children. The means by which our government prosecutes the war should be effective to achieve the goal.
That said, the church, my “faith tradition,” is commanded to pray that God would change the hearts of these people, that they might come to a knowledge of the truth, and turn to the one true God, and to do what we can to reach them with the gospel.
That said, the church, my “faith tradition,” is commanded to pray that God would change the hearts of these people, that they might come to a knowledge of the truth, and turn to the one true God, and to do what we can to reach them with the gospel.
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