We have all felt the sting and bite of unjust treatment and criticism. Sometimes it feels like no matter what we do, we can't win. So why try? What's the use! The people who are criticizing you aren't out there on the road, spending their time and money in trying to do the right thing. They're just sitting around, holding meetings, and backbeating one another. How can the Christian play fair amid foul play?

Sitting down in a civilized manner to determine just how brutal we may act during the uncivilized act of war is a ludicrous undertaking. Even stranger, of course, is the reality that during the actual outbreak of war there is absolutely no way to enforce these previous agreements. We must simply rely on the sense of honor and integrity of our enemies to abide by our mutually-agreed-upo…