I very much enjoyed this discussion. I doubt that General Tim was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, at least not a gold one, and I suspect that is why he comes across as so genuine and so down to earth. I imagine he was highly regarded by those under his command and we have much to learn from him and those like him. I too was an RAOC officer and I too became a Christian, both have been formative. My faith has been the most remarkable thing ever to have happened to me. I only wish I had found Christ earlier - doing so would have prevented me from making some very foolish mistakes that I regret deeply. The General has a good deal of wisdom to impart and I hope very much that he continues to do so. Thank you General Tim.
Very insightful conversation. I very much appreciate the general outlook Tim Cross presents here. Coincidentally, I just read the passage from Luke mentioning the two swords today and stumbled over it. The question of the role of force (as represented by the swords) in the Christian life to me is quite central and also very difficult. I cannot easily accept the sentence "Jesus is not a pacifist" when I see how he conquered the hearts (as opposed to cut through the bodies) of men in order to establish his rule. I lean heavily towards the necessity of a pacifistic commitment (and trust in the spiritual power of courageous, loving, non-condemning acts and forthright speech) as part of being a follower of Christ. However, the ethics of a "Christian knight" (or versions thereof) protecting the weak and innocent even, if necessary, by violence, seems to me to be admirable and better than not responding to violence and injustice at all. I am definitely intrigued by this topic. Even though I favor the pacifist outline and interpretation of the faith, I would be very interested in further exploration of this topic and the complexities it presents. So thank you very much for sharing this excellent discussion! I discovered your channel today and have seen a few conversations which were all very good. You have earned a new subscriber :)
Luke about the sword is neither a call to arm nor de arm. Specifically that event was so hed be seen as a rebel 😅 However he never told the apostles to de arm after. Looking at o.t. its quite clear fighting justy is fine. Romans 7 7 The law is not sin. Self defence isnt sin
