[BHughesNC]

Spot. I appreciate you very thorough approach to my post. Believe it or not I enjoyed reading it. I guess a lot of people think that Christians are very one sighted, narrow minded people. My observation is that "Christainity" has been blamed for wars, death, destruction, and other horrible outcomes. I would like to submit that it is not a belief in Jesus as the only way to know God and an aceptance of His gift of life that causes this distortion. I think it is the pursuit of power that such an idea might give those who profess it that causes the trouble. There are many ordinary men with extraordinary ideas that have led to hatred and destruction. (Hitler for example). Just imagine how his (Hitler's) followers must have thought what they were doing was right. Jesus' teachings do not condone such activity. IMHO Jesus could have put an end to it long ago, however He does not want to be our dictator. In the Old Testament days God's chosen people destorted the will of God to the point that it had to be fulfilled by Christ's death and resurrection. Christians need to realize we are not here to rule the world, we should be seeking a higher Kingdom. We are taught to be a humble people, but some even so called "Christians" cannot let go of their humaness.

Bobby