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    LarryE reacted Like to Aaron56's post in the thread Peace and Justice.
    Very good point. We, in Christ, can also destroy the works of chaos.
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    LarryE reacted Like to ResidentAlien's post in the thread Peace and Justice.
    Yes, completely agree. The kingdom of God certainly arrived on earth with the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As citizens of the kingdom...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    Mennonites take hell seriously. you should care about what Christian pacifist believe because that’s the biblical stance on war. I...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
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    LarryE replied to the thread Becomes Trump a dictator?.
    Mr. Trump‘s goal is to cut as many federal programs and agencies as possible. The reason he wants to do this is he wants to give huge...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Becomes Trump a dictator?.
    Mennonites are neither of those. We trace our beginnings to the radical reformation. At that time we were mocked as “Anabaptist”. The...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    We can not ignore the many verses telling Christians to be peacemakers. Christians do not depend upon the army to defend them. We depend...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    I believe that verse in Timothy is talking about providing the material needs for one’s family. As far as one letting his family to be...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    As far as the money changers are concerned, Jesus did not attack them. He went after the animals and turned over the tables. He did not...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    You are misunderstanding versus 34,35 and 36. Jesus is not literally calling for violence. He’s explaining that followers of Jesus will...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    Matt. 25, 5:3-12 and Lk 6:20-23. are good starting point. There are of course many other applicable passages. An excellent book is “The...
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    LarryE reacted Like to HeIsHere's post in the thread Peace and Justice.
    Amen. Christians should set the standard, instead we have the opposite.
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    Jesus is very clear that he is against violence. Matt 5:9 “ blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” Luke...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Peace and Justice.
    Jesus said the kingdom of God is within you. That’s when he was Still walking the Earth. Scripture tells us that Jesus will return to...
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    LarryE replied to the thread Becomes Trump a dictator?.
    Thank you for your wonderful comments. I am a Mennonite I belong to one of the three historic peace churches, which includes the Quakers...