Hello, my name is Laszlo Mark. I am a Hungarian and working as a protestant pastor in Eastern Europe, and my wife is a teacher. I would like to share some of my personal views with you. In the name of God. (My personal view on war)
Dear readers, when you are reflecting on wars, with me, reading this article, you should make differences between human wars and spiritual wars. Regarding the first one, I am protesting against any kind of human wars, and I am definitely happy, that my country is not in war. This is what I hope for the future. I don't know what is in your country, but you should be happy too, because you leave me in peace, and you have all those necessary things (food, house etc.) for a normal life. We are richer than 50 million persons everywhere in the world, who are starving after so violent civilian wars. I am against any kind of war, and I am crying over those innocent victims of stupid wars.
Regarding the second one in the Holy Scripture we can read about fighting and war, andIn name of GodThe meaning of war in the name of God, is misunderstood. Could be a war from God? Yes in some situations, but no in other situations.
My opinion is, God does not have anything to do with our human fights. What should have? When a government decides to go in war with another country.
But God does have something to do with a war, when the war is in his name, a kind of holy war, against sins. In this war, light and dark are against each other, and God is against Satan, this war is about us, who will be the winner over our souls. Also personally, it's not good to be in war with anybody. In our country, there is a saying: "It is the brave man who wants to be a soldier". But it happens with me to be the opposite.
I always thought about this as a young boy: how would it be like in an army? But God protected me to go there. When it was time to go in army, in the same time I passed my theological studies. Even as a pastor I supposed, that if there was war (and I hoped it wouldn't, I would be in the back instead of the front. But it's not good even to be there. It's good to be far away from a war place.
This is true about human wars. But now I realize, in the will of God I have escaped from a war, the war of bodies, human troops, but not from the war of souls. God put me here to fight against bad things, evil. And it's totally different from the first one.
Dear readers, I don't know what is your opinion about wars, but please keep in mind, that we are called in our souls for peace, not for a war. Please try in your soul to live with everybody in peace and harmony, because God likes in you the peace, not the fight, the harmony and not the hate.
Finally please read this short poem, and just think about
- If you wake up with powerin your body, without feeling pain – The blessing of God is with you.
- If you don't know anything about dangers of wars, solitude of jail, or starving, you are blessed than 500 million person from our planet
- If you can go to the church, without being persecuted for your faith, You are privileged than 3 million Christians over the world
- If you have all those necessary things for your life
5. If you own a little savings, you belong to those 10% whom richness is growing.
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- If you can see you parents getting old together, you belong to a rare group.
7. If you have a smile in your face, and you are grateful for everything, you are unique, because the major part of people can do it, but not doing it.
8. If you can shake somebody's hands, or hug somebody, be happy, because you won't be alone. Never.
9. If you can read this poem, you are blessed twice, first of all because somebody has thought about you, and secondly you are blessed as 2 milliards people around the world who can't read it all.