DJC49 wrote:
According to [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Davis_Hanson]]]Victor Davis Hanson[/URL], war encourages us -- nay, DEMANDS from us -- that we be WORSE (more ruthless and more willing to inflict heavier casualties) than our enemies! That is ... IF we wish to defeat them.

Are you saying the soldier becomes more ruthless more willing to kill?

Or the Political administration which sends the troops to a war?

If the former I must disagree. If you have the upper hand because of better technology and munitions, then your ruthless side does not need to kick in.
Whereas if you don't have the upper hand in technolgy you may have more cause to fight harder as the underdog.

Mike wrote:
Not that I disagree with the thrust of your post, what you say is true. But are you asking that God have mercy on the souls of the elect or non-elect children? Are they not both fixed, a done deal anyway?

Remember we have to love everybody and allow God to do the electing.

Drip! drip! drip! slowly Satan is inching in to every nation in the west to destroy society, community and all freedom. The real problem in western nations is perception, - The people are blind to the truth, even blind to the obvious. Britain has in part accepted Sharia, but it will not end there. British secular society and the liberal denominations like C of E. and S. are actively encouraging so called "multi-faith" which of course is a misnomer, because there is only ONE Faith.

The sad thing is that the loss of their freedom and the final chaos will be their own fault.

The name of this evil disease is the anathema of LIBERALISM!!!

The decline and fall of the British Empire continues. Precipitated by our lack of obedience to God's Holy Law and doctrine, following fast on those heels is moral decline, together with authority in our institutions. The country already shows the signs of Romans Chapter One.
"18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness"

It is amazing that the more Satan draws this country into moral depravity, - the more they look for solutions to the problems they themselves create. Its a constant spiral down into depravity perversion and corruption.
And that is the seed being planted in the future generation, at school.

Misuse of the word "faith" - If Satan can corrupt the terminology of the Bible, then it will help him to populate hell and demonstrate to the secular world that ALL religion is bad for you.

Same old usual Liberal rubbish.
If you want to build a cult - rewrite the Bible and try to sanctify sin to make it socially acceptable.

Worship of the creature and its culture is not really a new thing to mankind.

Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.

Now comrade I wonder why you picked the two communist nations to take over???

Perhaps this is a political "ployski" to cheer up the Russian people, who have been suffering from a failed administration for some years now!!!

THEN they are NOT evangelicals!!!

Simple truth which not all church goers can perceive. Many come to church - but not to Christ.

You could bring back marriage (between males and females) but that would probably run afoul of the law today also. In the old days children had male daddies who stayed with the family. Surprising isn't it.

Of course a nation who rejects our Father, the Lord God almighty, pays by its own iniquity taking over.

Satan is busy in Los Angeles.
And as per usual the bureaucrats are serving him.

What GOD really said is...

BUT you must continue to contend for the faith within yourself and with your neighbour.

Actually this could work for God rather than against Him. If God wants a person to think through the question, this may be just the stimulus they need to seek the Lord and His way.

I pray for a positive result in the minds of those whom God has called. Amen.

It is either true or it is not!!!

Luke 13:24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.

Matt 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

As long as they are "trying" to remain in communion with this lot - then they are not really trying to stay within the Scriptural doctrines. The overall witness of the Anglican church, is Liberal rejection of Scriptural authority and worship of the creature.

Five sharia courts operate mediation systems under the Arbitration Act of 1996."

Please note that the illegal immigrants in Britain will soon be the English, Scots and Welsh.