Micro: "Also, you might not believe how many children of God were involved in wars over the years."
Oh, yes, I would; a great many of them were duped or forced into participation. I believe they can all achieve salvation, if they work overtime making amends and sincerely ask God to teach them their full lesson in this lifetime.
Don't you know, for a fact, that what made it into the Bible, and how it was translated, and then how it was further “interpreted” by self-serving men, is not a complete and true rendition of original teachings? You must know that.
Are you saying that God, himself, commands us to ignore the Ten Commandments when corrupt government men show up? Are you saying that Jesus himself, after making actual examples, REALLY wants us to do whatever OTHER MEN tell us to do? You think we have a pass to KILL and STEAL and bear false witness, if that is what the "government" says to do...?
I think you might want to pray a little more on that, Micro. I say this as a friend: you still have time. Look only to your heart; not to other men. Throw off your pastor if he is purporting to know God better than your own heart does. Plenty of priests serve themselves and the Devil.
Remember Jesus's attitude to the temple priests in his time. Look to your own heart! Speak directly, not through intermediaries. That is my advice to everyone who seriously wants to follow God's will. Follow your heart.
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