Old Leopard tanks, but I believe they’ve been upgraded with new optics and fire control.
In summation of the last recent comments, we find ourselves are all in agreement that Evil exists: Satan corrupts.
What we don’t recognize or want to identify is our blindness of sin because then we are called to act by taking action against evil. It is simple to utter accusations the impute evil to others. Then, quite readily we are enabled to reject our personal responsibility and accountability to stand and take action against evil. But, stand we must.
Humanity sins. Since Adam accused Eve, Eve accused Satan & ultimately in Gen. 4: 9 the Lord said to Cain, “Where is Abel your brother?” And he said, “I do not know. Am I my brother’s keeper?” we deny our sin of rejecting responsible and accountable action.
Pondering the earlier discussion reminded me of Isaiah 5 19-23:
Woe to those who drag wrongdoing with the cords of deceit,
And sin as if with cart ropes;
Who say, “Let Him hurry, let Him do His work quickly, so that we may see it;
And let the plan of the Holy One of Israel approach
And come to pass, so that we may know it!”
YET:
Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil;
Who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness;
Who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter!
Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
And clever in their own sight!
Woe to those who are heroes in drinking wine,
And valiant men in mixing intoxicating drink,
Who declare the wicked innocent for a bribe,
And take away the rights of the ones who are in the right!”
This invasion of Ukraine is evil as well as crimes committed during the occupied areas are just now being revealed.
IMO, all of us are called to act in Ephesians 6: 10-18:
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.”
Freepers are responsible people that take loving action: with my brothers and sisters “with all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.” Perhaps, what I love most about F.R.