by cjbartels.com | Oct 1, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
Bearing the Sword Without Loving It One of the quietest lies soldiers are told—often unintentionally—is that if an action is permitted, it must also be painless. If Scripture allows force under certain conditions, then the reasoning goes, a faithful soldier should...
by cjbartels.com | Sep 29, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
“Thou Shalt Not Kill” — What It Actually Means Few phrases trouble soldiers more than the command commonly rendered, “Thou shalt not kill.” For many, this single sentence has carried enough moral weight to overshadow everything else Scripture says about authority,...
by cjbartels.com | Sep 28, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
Isaiah 7 and the Danger of Misapplied Obedience One of the most dangerous forms of disobedience Scripture records is not open rebellion, but refusal disguised as faithfulness. It is the kind that sounds biblical, quotes Scripture accurately, and appeals to...
by cjbartels.com | Sep 27, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
Obedience, Orders, and Moral Responsibility As Scripture Outlines Obedience is one of the first realities soldiers learn to live with, and one of the first realities modern Christianity struggles to explain. In military life, obedience is not abstract. It is...
by cjbartels.com | Sep 25, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
Authority One of the most misunderstood aspects of Christianity—especially for soldiers—is authority. Modern culture tends to treat authority as a necessary evil at best, and a moral threat at worst. Power is assumed to corrupt. Hierarchy is assumed to oppress....
by cjbartels.com | Sep 24, 2025 | BOOK – If You Are in the Armed Forces, This Is What The Bible Says About War, Obedience, and Conscience |
The Confusion For many soldiers, the deepest frustration with the Church is not hostility—it is vagueness. When questions about war, violence, obedience, and moral responsibility are raised, the answers often feel thin, emotional, or evasive. Sermons drift toward...
