Pete Waldo wrote on Feb 6
th, 2014 at 10:09pm:
There is only one "war theory" in Christianity.
Mat 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
That is the moral ideal - to aim for.
But if man [in the flesh], falls short of that ideal, does God condemn him ? Always ?
e.g.
Even Jesus acknowledged the 'condition' of man, the 'condition' which man struggles with.
Matthew 26:39
And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.
Matthew 26:41
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
And Paul too
acknowledged the nature and the weakness of the flesh.
Romans 12:17
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Pete,
Though i try, i do not measure up to Christ's perfection.
I acknowledge my error [before God], and i look for God's mercy.
Psalms 32:1
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.