When the Men and Now When the Men and Now Women Go off To WarWomen Go off To War

Isaiah 2:3-4Isaiah 2:3-4

We Are Truly FallenWe Are Truly Fallen• War shows us the human race is flawed and War shows us the human race is flawed and

fallenfallen

• James 4:1 ffJames 4:1 ff

• Two world wars showed that human Two world wars showed that human optimism was misplacedoptimism was misplaced

We Are Truly FallenWe Are Truly Fallen• War reminds us that we have fallen AWAY War reminds us that we have fallen AWAY

from something goodfrom something good

• There are right wars/just wars because some There are right wars/just wars because some things are really wrong and some things are things are really wrong and some things are really right, and right needs to prevailreally right, and right needs to prevail

The Greatest HeroThe Greatest Hero• Our story is part of a larger storyOur story is part of a larger story

• While the outcome has always been sure, the While the outcome has always been sure, the battle has been and is very realbattle has been and is very real

• God could have justly crushed His creation, God could have justly crushed His creation, but He chose the costly thing—to savebut He chose the costly thing—to save

The Greatest HeroThe Greatest Hero• Isaiah 53:4-5Isaiah 53:4-5

• Colossians 1:20-21Colossians 1:20-21

• Romans 5:1Romans 5:1

MAKING EVERYTHINGMAKING EVERYTHINGNEWNEW

• Christ will return in power to wage the final Christ will return in power to wage the final battlebattle

• Revelation 21:1-5Revelation 21:1-5

• 2 Peter 3:3-102 Peter 3:3-10