Many, as I, are currently in or has changed to: a "Third Way" Faith. Many others also deal with the idea of how far should a Christian become part of this world in accordance with Jesus' remarks on the world.
In the 70's and 80's I was in the U.S. Army and I am now a DAV. being then a middle of the road, every sunday OR SO, Baptist. Even then, I asked these questions and always rationalized them. But, what would have happend if I had changed my faith to what it is now... back then? This is a story of such a change, and a very good read.
I would suggest possibly reading "Will the Real Heretics Please Stand Up" the book that promoted the change. Both are available through scrollpublishing.com [:)]
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A Change of Allegiance:
Dean Taylor and his wife Tania were both in the U. S. Army when they realized that, as committed Christians, they had to come to grip with these question in a new and sincere quest for truth. They were determined to follow Jesus Christ under the banner of “no com-promise. As they began to search the Scriptures and church history, they came to the star-tling discovery that the Christian Church originally was uniformly opposed to Christians going to war or joining the military.
In A Change of Allegiance, Taylor takes the reader on a moving journey through the Scriptures, Christian history, and his own life’s story—demonstrating the incompatibility of Christianity and war. Ultimately, Taylor challenges his readers to consider where their allegiance really lies.
