Politics
Christians and Violence Revisited, Part 3: Should Governments Have Militaries?
Preston Sprinkle -5
I wanted to give one more teaser from my book. But before I do, let me give one qualification and one advertisement.
First, the views represented in my book don't necessarily represent the views of Eternity Bible College. We have a broad range of perspectives on Christians and violence; mine...
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