Going to War

4 passages

1. Ecclesiastes 3:8

   a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.

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2. Matthew 24:6

   You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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3. Romans 13:4

   For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer.

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4. Proverbs 21:15

   Justice executed is a joy to the righteous, but a terror to the workers of iniquity.

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