We gather for worship on a weekend that we will long remember as the beginning of the liberation of Iraq. We are concerned about our troops and the innocent people of Iraq. We Christians love peace; therefore, we automatically recoil against the death and suffering associated with war.

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers.” But as a World War II veteran reminded me, “Somebody has to take care of the peacemakers while they are making peace.” That task has fallen upon the armed forces of the United States and the “Coalition of the Willing.”

As we consider this war from a Christian perspective, it is important that we rely on the word of God more than on the opinions of CNN or Fox News. After all, the Bible is our true rule and guide for faith and practice.

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