The Christians Weep for Gaza

Two weeks since Israel launched its "Attack on Hamas," aka... "War on Gaza;" and I have seen very little international outcry against this. Yes from the French, and of course from the Muslim countries, but not from the Christians and I would think our voice for peace would be the loudest and the first. It seems to me as if we have lost the truth along the way, that we forget "Violence paid back with Violence," is the system of this world but we have been saved from that and are under the authority of another system. We are called to repay Violence with Peace, ALWAYS. There are those who disagree and that is fine, but I challenge anyone to tell me of a time when Christ would pay back Violence with Violence. I can think of none and no one I have ever talked to has ever found one, and since I am seeking to pattern my life after him does it not follow that I would never pay back violence with violence.

I wonder where all the Peacemakers are? Why does the world not turn to the Christians when war breaks out, to come teach the factions about peace? Why are we not the experts on peace in this world, after all our Lord is the Prince of Peace, came to bring Peace, and seeks to restore the Peace that was in the beginning.

There is also the small matter of Israel not even being close to the chosen of God any longer, and how the heresy dispensationalism only furthers the case of the Zionist Jews.

Peace be with you,
~mhb