Jesus' Reflections on War

What causes wars, and what causes fightings among you? Is it not your passions that are at war in your members? You desire and do not have; so you kill. And you covet and cannot obtain; so you fight and wage war. You do not have, because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. -James (4: 01-03) ______________________________________ Chapter Five from ‘Messages from Jesus’ WAR "Sweet Jesus, is it a sin to kill in war?" "Thou shalt not kill. War, among other things, is cause and effect, resulting from and in karmic debt. Karmic experiences are destined to happen over and over, unless the chains of karma are broken and love reigns. The commandment 'Thou shalt not kill,' along with love, non-violence and forgiveness, would rid the earth of this karma, and world-wide peace would be maintained for generations to come. "In the meantime, war continues to exist because of mankind's misuse of free will. If a country or individual feels they must go to war, it has to be done only for the sake of a higher cause such as preserving true freedom and true equality of mankind, and even then, done without malice or seeking vengeance.