The August 25th edition of Time Magazine includes an article entitled, "How to Stop a New Cold War."
I know! I know!
Don't start one!
Matthew 5:43-48 Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more [than others]? do not even the publicans so? Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
We are fortunate, um strike that, blessed beyond measure, that we have a humble and gracious King and Savior who kindly and without condemnation, shows us how it is to be when dealing with those that would mistreat us, deceive us, and other wise persecute us. God Himself came to this Earth and voluntarily allowed Himself to be horribly treated in order to show the true goodness, nature and character of God and just how much God loves His creation. Wow! That's truly awesome to think about frankly.
Mathew 10:28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
So let's repeat.
How to Stop a New Cold War? Don't start one.
