Should a Christian Fight? - Chapter VII - Leroy Neff - May 1962

Leroy Neff

Theologians have frequently used Romans 13 to justify their teaching of ''Christian" participation in warfare. The theological argument about this text concerns the command to be subject to the higher Powers. If the higher governmental powers require us to fight, then we must fight. Such reasoning means that if these powers require us to kill, to extort, rob, or maim, then we must obey. If we take this false reasoning even further we could add that no matter what law or violation of scripture is required of the soldier by these "higher powers," it must be done. This is obviously not what Paul meant by this chapter. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library