GOD

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GODS POSITION ON WAR!
NOTE The message this presentation conveys is a
general view of the scourge of all wars the
suffering that it brings. We want to remind you
that hundreds die every day in many parts of the
world as the result of wars, suicide bombers
collateral damage, though the main focus is on
Israel Lebanon at this time. The pictures we
use to illustrate this slide show are from a
variety of scenarios of places in recent history,
not just from one particular place. Our prayer
is for world peace. This will become reality when
the Prince of Peace physically establishes His
Kingdom on Earth. You can have His Kingdom and
His peace within you right now.
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Blessed are the peacemakers, for
they shall be called the children of God
Matthew 59
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The skies are black with clouds, the clouds
of the smoke of war. The ground is red
with blood, the blood of innocent
lives caught in the inferno and torments of war.
COLLATERAL DAMAGE?
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Villages, towns, and cities are being destroyed.
Poor and innocent civilians, including small
children, are being killed, maimed deprived of
basic necessities.
Families are being torn apart, watching their
loved ones die in pain and agony.
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BRIEF FACTS ABOUT WAR
CURRENT HOT SPOTS LEBANON / ISRAEL IRAQ SUDAN CHE
CHNYA KASHMIR AFGHANISTAN SRI LANKA
The world has never been completely free from the
scourge of war, but no period in all of history
has witnessed the escalation of war as the 20th
21st century. The International Red Cross
estimates that over 100 million people have been
killed in wars since the last century began.
The War on Terror is now center stage on the
world scene. Terrorist attacks suicide bombers
claim hundreds of innocent lives almost
everyday!
ETHNIC CLEANSING The Associated Press reports
that during the 20th century the murders
perpetrated by nations against their own people
exceeded the death caused by wars with rival
nations. Citing Stalins purges, Chinas Cultural
Revolution, Cambodias Killing Fields, the so
called ethnic cleansing in Bosnia, the horrors of
Rwanda etc. the grim verdict is reached On
every continent but North America Australia,
governments have murdered those they governed by
the thousands millions, often turning neighbor
against neighbor. By one estimate the killing
rage has extinguished 170 million lives.
This is the
century that coined the term genocide.
Since WW 2, which was supposed to be the war to
end all wars, there have been over 150 major
wars, as well as hundreds of smaller conflicts,
armed rebellions revolutions.
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Is any cause worth so great a cost
in human life?
Are injustices on the part of one government
corrected by the injustices of
another? What government is righteous and just
and worthy of judging another?
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No army can claim to be waging war on the
side of right.
War, killing, death, and destruction are not
right. Humanity was placed on this earth to love
and care for one another, but because of
selfishness and greed, the world has become
increasingly corrupt, and fighting and killing
have become a way of life.


THIS WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE!
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Those who wage war in the name of God, claiming
His blessing on their cause, are mistaken.
Many are misled by their own sense of right and
righteousness, while others act out of hypocrisy.
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From whence come wars and fightings among you?
Come they not hence, even of your lusts that war
in your members?
JAMES 41
God is almighty. He could use His power to force
humanity to do what is right, but He chose to
give man the majesty of choice. He allows each
person and each nation to determine their own
destiny through the choices they make. He does
not impose His will or His plan upon mankind.
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How much less should mere mortals impose their
will and plan upon others? People should never
force others to conform to their beliefs or way
of life. One government should never force
another to operate according to its ideals and
desires.
This is not Gods way. This is not His plan.
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Search your own heart. Determine
where you standwhether on the side of peace or
the side of war, on the side of freedom or the
side of tyranny.
God knows the hearts of men. He will reward the
peacemakers will judge the warmongers. Every
man will give account before Him in the Day of
Judgment.
Parents having their children write sign bombs
that will kill other children
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Those who truly know and love God, and those who
follow His words and example strive for peace.
Jesus said Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called the children of God
Matthew 59.
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Are you a peacemaker and worthy to be called a
child of God?
Are you personally acquainted with the God who is
love? Have you come to
Him by praying to receive Jesus into your life?
If you know Him in name only, you can
change that here and now. Get to know Him
personally and intimately. Receive His spirit of
love, peace, and light into your life and heart.
Talk to Him. Call on Him.

If you dont know what to say, you can pray
this prayer
Jesus, I want to know You personally. I want to
understand the truth. I want to see the world the
way You see it. I want to understand Your will,
and I want to do my part to fulfill Your will. I
want to stand up for truth and justice. Give me
strength to do so. Show me what I can do to
change the world around me for the better. Show
me how to love my fellow man, how to help and
care for others as You would help and care for
them if You walked on earth today. Show me what I
can do to promote peace. Amen.
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Take a stand with God, a stand for peace, a
stand against war. Take a stand for freedom,
and against the hypocrisy, greed, and selfishness
of those who are eager to wage war.
Now that you have Jesus in your life, then even
if theres war and turmoil, confusion and chaos
on the outside, you can have peace on the inside
in your own heart through the Prince of
Peace, Jesus Christ.
Pray for peace. Pray for the innocent. Remember,
you are accountable to God and will stand before
Him one day. Live accordingly.
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Although the outlook may appear bleak, the day is
soon coming when God Himself will interfere in
this violent world and war shall be forever
abolished.
The Bible tells us that when Christ returns to
earth, He shall judge between the nations, and
rebuke many people they shall beat their swords
into plowshares, and their spears into pruning
hooks nation shall not lift up sword against
nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.
Isaiah 24
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