Funny to me that this quote elicits this response. I read this as a preacher saddened by the cheering of victory in war (just or unjust) instead of weeping for those lost due to the influence of sin in our world.

The point is in our daily lives. Are we thinking like the world (vengeance, I'm right, etc) or are we viewing as Jesus would? Do we pray for and love our enemies or do we relish destroying them?

This is one reason so many non-believers struggle to view Christians as being true followers of Jesus teachings.

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spirituality

Charles Spurgeon on War

“In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign... Secondly, a just cause... Thirdly... a rightful intention.”

-Thomas Aquinas

Many have painted World War II as a “just war,” but it may be more helpful to judge individual campaigns rather than the war as a whole. There are some times when a Christian ought to fight. 

Can you think of any other examples? Perhaps in our daily lives instead of wars?