We are engaged and 18 (I'm not joining just him). He's currently going to school to be a mechanic .we looked it up and he likes the idea of wheeled vehicle mechanic. I'm just worries he will get hurt or killed .does he get sent away? For how long? How much is the housing budget for this? We are getting married June 5 2013 .i want him safe and preferably not in the line of fire. Please tell me all you can about this. We also want a huge family so we wanna be able to support them.Thanks :]
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*** Does the Bible Condone Human Warfare?
Does God’s commanding Israel to destroy the Canaanites justify human warfare today? No, for at least three reasons:
▪ No earthly nation today has special favor with God. When the Israelites rejected Jesus as the Messiah, they ceased to represent God in any official capacity—including that of executioners. (Matthew 21:42, 43) Jehovah thus held the Israelites to the same standard as other nations. (Leviticus 18:24-28) From that time on, no earthly nation could rightly claim to have God’s backing in warfare.
▪ Jehovah no longer assigns his worshippers to any specific land or geographic region. Rather, his servants can be found in “all nations and tribes” of the earth.—Revelation 7:9; Acts 10:34, 35.
▪ Jesus clearly indicated that his followers would not engage in warfare. When warning of an impending attack on Jerusalem, he instructed his disciples not to stay and fight but, rather, to flee, which they did. (Matthew 24:15, 16) Instead of taking up arms, true Christians put their complete trust in God’s Kingdom, which will soon remove all wickedness from this earth.—Daniel 2:44; John 18:36.
*** Neutrality
Definition: The position of those who do not take sides with or give support to either of two or more contending parties. It is a fact of ancient and modern-day history that in every nation and under all circumstances true Christians have endeavored to maintain complete neutrality as to conflicts between factions of the world. They do not interfere with what others do about sharing in patriotic ceremonies, serving in the armed forces, joining a political party, running for a political office, or voting. But they themselves worship only Jehovah, the God of the Bible; they have dedicated their lives unreservedly to him and give their full support to his Kingdom.