Should War Be Considered By An Adversary?

The concept behind the “Just War” theory is something developed in a early time but it became more developed in the Middle Ages. The criteria for determining if a war is a “Just War” or not is based on the Just war theory is the effort to decide between a justified and unjustified uses of armed forces. I feel the Just war theory is the best way to determine it military involvement is need in in certain situations. I feel like the this versus from the word of God has to say about this subject in Psalms 28:4 is, “Give to them according to their work and according to the evil of their deeds; give to them according to the work of their hands; render them their due reward” (Psalms 28:4 ESV) The significance behind this versus say give to them what they deserve based on the actions. This relates to a just war because it shows that evil deeds have been done then it justified for there to be a “just war” based their actions of evil. I feel like a example of a “Just War” that the USA needs to become more involved in the helping defend Israel. The versus in Numbers 24:9 describes this very well on what the USA should be doing for the nation of Israel “He crouched; he lay down

In the monotheistic religious traditions of Christianity and Islam, one role of God (or Allah) is to limit or control aggressions among humankind. In these religious traditions, God establishes an ideal or standard for the righteous use of force by followers of the faith. These standards, or just war traditions, address details of when to use force to solve

We think this inspite the following Biblical verse: 'But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny him before My Father in heaven. Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn ‘A man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. - Matthew, 10:34 Thus, Jesus rewards those who help his people and his cause. Clearly, these conditions are not at all peacefull, but rather war-like. He brings about the Kindom of God with violent meanseven if he did not want such methods to be used- just like Caesar

Verses 2:190-194 and 216-218 of the Quran reflect what Muslims believe constitutes a just war. A part of verse 191 says, “And kill them wherever you overtake them, and expel them from where they had expelled you.” The Quran even supports a just war in sacred places and sacred times of the year. Another part of verse 191 says, “But do not fight them at the Sacred Mosque, unless they fight you there.” The first part of verse 194 mentions fighting during a sacred time when, “The sacred month for the sacred month; and sacrilege calls for retaliation.” It also addresses how it is a necessity for a Muslim to fight if there is persecution by verse 216 saying, “Fighting is ordained for you, even though you dislike it.” The rest of verse 216 says that the person who finds fighting unappealing must still fight. These people who do not like fighting do not know what is best for themselves, but God does according to verse 216.

War can be defined as “an active struggle between competing entities. It’s truly hard to tell who is right or wrong during a war. Both sides are fighting for what they believe in and what is true to their heart. In the end there is always two things promised – destruction and death. These two objects can explain the result in every facet of war from the physical to emotional.

What is the Just War theory and how did it pertain to St. Augustine? According to Augustine there is no private right to kill. According to Paul Ramsey opposes in The Just War, Christian participation in warfare “was not actually an exception to the commandment, “you shall not murder” but instead an expression of the Christian understanding of moral and political responsibility. One can kill only under the authority of God. St. Augustine argued that Christian rulers had such an obligation to make peace for the protection of his subjects even if the only way to eliminate such a threat was through force of arms. St. Augustine believed that in wars there was a right intention.

God has given many commands as we know. In the Bible, God gives His people the Ten Commandments. These are a set of rules to which the People of Israel must live by. One of the questions is, Did God tell them they should do this because he said so or because it is right? One of the examples would be if God comes down and says to go and rage war against every unbeliever and kill everyone who does not believe, we will have to do so and you have no right to say it is wrong because God commanded us to do so and anything that God commands is Law and Good. We’ve seen this real life example in Isis. The radical Islamic group did just that and claimed they were doing everything for Allah. The rest of the world, we saw it as an act of terrorism but In the Koran, they are commanded to kill non-believers. We did not only disagree with it but we knew it was wrong.

There is also a confusing aspect in all of this, as Jesus states quite clearly in Matthew 5 that we should love our enemies and there seems to be many examples of God against war and violence. Yet, throughout the Old Testament, there are numerous examples of God supporting acts of extreme violence and destruction, seeming contradictory. Some would say that the Just War Theory is the best way to make sure that the war is as moral as possible and that they can justify this by referring to the Bible where we see that Jesus teaches us that we should fight against evil, “I came not to bring peace, but a sword”. It is our duty to obey the lawful authorities because they have been put there by God. If these

When is it justifiable to engage in war? This question has plagued humanity for centuries and continues to do so. The theory of just war addresses three important questions when considering and dealing with war. These components are when is it justifiable to go to war, the right ways to conduct proceedings during war, and the justification of terminating war. The first part of the theory, originally written in Latin as jus ad bellum, is an important idea within Pope Urban II’s, “Speech at Clermont.” In the 11th century Pope Urban II gave this speech as a call for crusade with the hope of freeing Jerusalem from Muslim control. They eventually succeeded in this mission and took the city of Jerusalem. The “Speech at Clermont,” is now an important source for understanding the justifications of going to war within the medieval just war theory. Throughout the speech Pope Urban II justified the crusade by claiming it was the responsibility of the Christian people to regain the Holy Land, to protect their fellow Christians in the East, and their duty to stop the “disgraceful” and “demon worshipping” Muslim people.

‘War’ as defined by Webster’s Dictionary is a state of open and declared, hostile armed conflict between states or nations. Voltaire—the human personification of the Enlightenment period—says the following: “Famine, plague, and war are the three most famous ingredients of this wretched world…All animals are perpetually at war with each other…Air, earth and water are arenas of destruction. Defining war has been a political issue for centuries, and it poses a philosophical problem. Most philosophers will agree on war being a clash of arms, or a state of mutual tension between nations or states, distinguishing it from open rebellions, riots, and personal violence.

It would seem that we desire to be in war to satisfy our thirst for contention and dispute. In an article written by Ryan Chiu it states, “We, as sentient beings, constantly feel the need to exert our own dominance over others – sometimes through more peaceful means, but more often through violent means. Just as crime will be an inevitable part of society as long as humans continue to walk this Earth, wars will be an unavoidable part of international relations, as states are ultimately commanded by human heads of government.” However, many scholars argue that without war there can’t be peace, but is peace something that is attainable? Our purpose here is not to tear each other apart, but we are constantly desirous for more power, more wealth, or more freedom. What we have is never enough; everything has to be bigger and everything has to be better. If we are constantly in war we are going to kill off mankind, instead of preserving it. Nonetheless, can war be beneficial? If you view war from different perspectives it is easy to find the positives and negatives that are created. Could war be classified as necessary or favorable if we are fighting a

In Todd Wagner’s essay on “War, Deadly Force, and the Bible.” he discusses how to help soldiers called to war to God’s commandment, “Thou shalt not kill” (Exodus 20:13 KJV). He explains that war, at times, is needed to restrict evil and is not only a divine right but also a responsibility of a nation/government. Wagner quotes Romans 13:1-4 as his reference point for this.

People are motivated by fear. Fear for their loss of personal life and fear for the loss of life around them. People fear pain. “...[I]s much more rigorous than any experimenter could have set up to establish what is essential and what is adventitious to the conduct of the human animal in the struggle for life.” as Primo Levi stated in The Drowned and the Saved. He is talking about how the concentration camps ultimately tested that people have the innate desire to survive. They want to live, as therefore fear loss of life. When I think of war I think of death, destruction, and pain. Therefore, war could be used as a fear tactic to pursued people to do certain things. In this way, I see war as an unavoidable or necessary tactic by people of

War has been a part of human history since humans have had a history. Yet it has devolved from survival of the fittest into something baseless and cruel,