Posted on 12/23/2007 10:35:43 AM PST by dayglored
I only use one translation of the bible, and that is the KJV because thats what Jesus spoke. /s
Actually, about 99 percent are Christians, with the other groups having only marginal representation.
The men and women involved in this war are actually agents of peace, for if they are successful in their endeavors a peaceful mideast will result.
Many say there will never be peace in that part of the world but they are wrong. With our peacemakers in uniform it is not just possible, but probable. Just don’t let our diplomats blow it!!!
It’s tough to beat the reference in the movie “Zulu” to Psalm 46:
Mr. Witt: I was praying that your officer may turn to God’s word.
Colour Sergeant Bourne: That’s right, sir. A prayer’s as good as a bayonet on a day like this.
Witt: Have you prayed?
Bourne: There’ll be a time for it, sir.
Witt: What will you say?
Bourne: Oh, a bit of the Psalms, I suppose, sir. My father was a lay preacher. Great one for the Psalms, he was. There was one - well, it might have been written for a soldier.
Witt: Say it, man! Lift your voice to God.
Bourne: Now, sir?
Witt: Let them hear your voice. (He gestures toward the troops.)
Bourne: They’ll know my voice when they hear it, sir.
Witt: Let them hear it now, in praise of the Lord. Call upon Him - call upon Him, man, for your salvation!
Bourne: Well, as far as I can remember, sir, it goes something like this: “He maketh wars to cease in all the world. He breaketh the bow and snappeth the spear in sunder.” Do you know it, sir?
Witt: “I shall be exalted among the heathen, I shall be exalted in the earth. The Lord of Hosts is with us.”
Thanks, I agree, it’s refreshing to see CNN run this story.
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