Why does she need to call out Israel just because people in Iran are saying they support Israel and not the Palestinians? That is a ridiculous statement. She has taken a position on the subject and is sharing corroborating evidence to substantiate her view. She is not required to "call out" anyone.
Why does she need to call out Israel just because people in Iran are saying they support Israel and not the Palestinians? That is a ridiculous statement. She has taken a position on the subject and is sharing corroborating evidence to substantiate her view. She is not required to "call out" anyone.
Perhaps what Allan is saying is that they are all murderous. All of them are wrong, in that way. Israel, Iran, Palestine have no regard for the humanity of “their enemy”. “Those that live by the sword, shall die by the sword.” They are reaping what they’ve sown, in many ways. Thousands of years of history.
Consider what CS Lewis said in his essay “On Living in an Atomic Age” 1948:
“Nothing is more likely to destroy a species or a nation than a determination to survive at all costs. Those who care for something else more than civilization are the only people by whom civilization is at all likely to be preserved. Those who want Heaven must have served Earth best. Those who love Man less than God do most for Man.”
Above all, we are in a spiritual war, and the Lord calls on us to rely on Him for our survival. Kill the invader/attacker? Perhaps. But perhaps something else.
I have eternal life, so what should I fear? My “enemy” may be headed for hell, and his death will forfeit his opportunity to chose Christ.
Jesus says these words to those of the new covenant, in Matt 5:43-45
You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
I agree with you that it's a spiritual issue. I do NOT lump Israel in with the the governments of Iran and Palestine (although there are some definite negative things in that gov't as well). And yes, God says to love others as we love ourselves. And it's fine to pray for your enemies but that doesn't mean they should be allowed to get away with cold-blooded murder (which is different than warfare, although the results are often the same, and brutalities occur during wars, as well).
Why does she need to call out Israel just because people in Iran are saying they support Israel and not the Palestinians? That is a ridiculous statement. She has taken a position on the subject and is sharing corroborating evidence to substantiate her view. She is not required to "call out" anyone.
Perhaps what Allan is saying is that they are all murderous. All of them are wrong, in that way. Israel, Iran, Palestine have no regard for the humanity of “their enemy”. “Those that live by the sword, shall die by the sword.” They are reaping what they’ve sown, in many ways. Thousands of years of history.
Consider what CS Lewis said in his essay “On Living in an Atomic Age” 1948:
“Nothing is more likely to destroy a species or a nation than a determination to survive at all costs. Those who care for something else more than civilization are the only people by whom civilization is at all likely to be preserved. Those who want Heaven must have served Earth best. Those who love Man less than God do most for Man.”
Above all, we are in a spiritual war, and the Lord calls on us to rely on Him for our survival. Kill the invader/attacker? Perhaps. But perhaps something else.
I have eternal life, so what should I fear? My “enemy” may be headed for hell, and his death will forfeit his opportunity to chose Christ.
Jesus says these words to those of the new covenant, in Matt 5:43-45
You have heard that it was said, ‘YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may prove yourselves to be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
This is a spiritual issue.
I agree with you that it's a spiritual issue. I do NOT lump Israel in with the the governments of Iran and Palestine (although there are some definite negative things in that gov't as well). And yes, God says to love others as we love ourselves. And it's fine to pray for your enemies but that doesn't mean they should be allowed to get away with cold-blooded murder (which is different than warfare, although the results are often the same, and brutalities occur during wars, as well).