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1. Thanks for joining me today for “A Little Walk with God.” I’m your host Richard Agee.
2. If you lived shortly after World War II, you’ll remember the war crime tribunal headlines that plastered every paper around the world for months. People thinking they were doing good, tried and convicted for horrendous crimes against their fellow man. But that really wasn’t news. It had gone on long before, is going on today, and will go on until Jesus comes again.
3. Scripture
   1. John 16:1-5
   2. Jesus: I am telling you all of this so that you may avoid the offenses that are coming.  The time will come when they will kick you out of the synagogue because some believe God desires them to execute you as an act of faithful service.  They will do this because they don’t know the Father, or else they would know Me.  I’m telling you all this so that when it comes to pass you will remember what you have heard. It was not important for Me to give you this information in the beginning when I was with you.  But now, I am going to the One who has sent Me, and none of you ask Me, “Where are You going?”
4. Devotional
   1. Because in some armies soldiers follow their leaders blindly without any thought as to the morality or legality of what they do, our Uniform Code of Military Justice has some peculiar articles in it.
      1. Carrying out illegal orders is not a defense in a court-martial
      2. Commander who tells you to kill prisoners – illegal order
      3. Commander and any who carry it out are guilty
      4. Following orders is not a defense
   2. Temple leaders thought they were doing good when they threw Jesus’ followers out of the temple and synagogues
      1. Tried to stop Jesus’ teaching
      2. Didn’t matter by what means
      3. Even in violation of their own commandments
      4. Hate got in the way
      5. Christian martyrs have felt the promise throughout the centuries
   3. Sometimes we can get blinded by hate if we’re not careful
      1. War crimes
      2. Atrocities against civilians or prisoners
      3. World War I/II
   4. Even thinking we are doing things in the name of religion
      1. Crusades
      2. Jihad
      3. Abortion clinic violence
      4. Violence against ethnic groups or the LTGB community
      5. Violence against anyone that doesn’t agree with us
   5. Vengeance is mine says the Lord
      1. Tells us it is coming
      2. Tells us so we can avoid it
      3. But promises trouble, not peace with the world
      4. Warns us this is not the place for us, but we must live here until He comes again
      5. Be prepared for the worst, give thanks if things turn out better than expected
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