True conscience is the voice of God, which guides every human heart. It guides us in all our decisions, constantly persuading us to do what is right. Since every human soul, which is the essence of a human being, is made in the image of God; it can survive only if it allows God’s spirit to dwell in it. Therefore, when we reject his spirit, our soul goes into complete turmoil and total darkness. On the other hand when we obey God’s commands, we find peace and joy because then our soul is alive and resonates in unison with God’s spirit.
We often find that for a given situation different people’s conscience gives them different solutions. For example, when there is conflict between nations, to some, their conscience asks them to resolve the problem by peaceful and loving methods. To others, their conscience asks them to resolve the problem by hateful and violent methods (such as war or terrorism). Since there is only one God, and he is our conscience, his message to all people involved in a particular situation should be the same. Therefore, in the above-mentioned situation, one of the two parties is not following their true conscience. Since God is love, acts of hate and violence cannot come from God. The people in the second group are therefore, definitely not following their true conscience. Unfortunately, they are so certain about what their conscience is telling them, that they are willing to sacrifice their lives in the process of committing violent and hateful acts. During the war of American Independence both parties thought that they were fighting for God and nation. The loyalist thought they were with the king, and therefore, on the just side; and the nationalist thought they were for independence, and therefore, on the just side. In this war families were torn apart, human beings were killed, properties were destroyed, and hate and contempt were generated. Certainly, none of this came from God; because, none of it had to do with unconditional love. We should therefore, never be too sure about what we think our conscience is telling us. It is always possible, that due to our pride, selfishness and social environment, we may be misinterpreting our conscience. We have to therefore, empty our self of pride and selfishness, and interpret our conscience in a spirit of humility, compassion and unconditional love. In addition, because the Church is the body of Christ and he is its head, for our conscience to be according God’s will, it must be in line with the teachings of the Church. The Church has kept the teachings of Jesus unaltered for two thousand years. We can therefore, confidently follow her teachings, in order to form our conscience
I guess you haven't read of all the wars faught in the Old testament huh?
Oh, and Jesus has His moments in the N.T also...
Rev 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him [was] called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Rev 19:12 His eyes [were] as a flame of fire, and on his head [were] many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
Rev 19:13 And he [was] clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.
Rev 19:14 And the armies [which were] in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Rev 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Rev 19:16 And he hath on [his] vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Rev 19:17 And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God;
Rev 19:18 That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all [men, both] free and bond, both small and great.
Rev 19:19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat on the horse, and against his army.
Rev 19:20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast alive into a lake of fire burning with brimstone.
Rev 19:21 And the remnant were slain with the sword of him that sat upon the horse, which [sword] proceeded out of his mouth: and all the fowls were filled with their flesh.
We are commanded to fight against the forces of evil my friend. That involves spiritual and physical battle.
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