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Originally Posted by Aquila
I work for the government so I’m a bit biased perhaps but here are my thoughts.
Don’t you think that churches becoming militias will only cause the government to be more suspect of various churches? I mean, if this becomes a trend in Pentecostal churches (or any network of churches), the government will have to monitor and report on their activities. I know most will think that this is strange seeing that the vast majority of churches aren’t a threat. However, all it would take is one or two off balance pastors to escalate issues to a level that could cause significant concern or pose a threat to civil stability. Think of the image this portrays. Imagine how a neighborhood of non-Pentecostals or unbelievers will view a fundamentalist church that has turned itself into an armory and essentially has a small standing militia. This may seem like a trivial issue to some… but this is how militias are born… small… idealist… and seemingly non-threatening. If more churches do this and it makes the press, what else will people think when you say, “I’m a Pentecostal.”? ....
....Very sad. But think of this… she’s a modern day martyr. That’s the price some of us will pay for being a follower of Christ. Great is her reward.
I think that as Christians we are called to obey Jesus and aspire to Christlikeness in the face of these trying times… even if it costs us our lives. Being a Christian is about far more than hair and dress codes.
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I agree with this. If we keep on this course of action - we will go down in history like the folks at Masada. They were fighting against evil in the name of God and country and wound up being slaughtered. And they died in their sins.
If we go against the teachings of Christ - not only will we have to deal with standing before a very angry God at the end of the world but we might be slaughtered in this life like the folks at Ruby Ridge with nothing to show for it but a couple of paragraphs of a history lesson.
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