Stop Turning War Into Prophecy

About this episode

The episode discusses the misuse of scripture to justify war and explores what true faith should look like in the face of violence.

Every time violence erupts in the Middle East, it happens again: someone opens a Bible and starts connecting ancient prophecies to modern missiles. If you’re interested in a direct response to this, here’s a link to a great piece by Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee . In this episode, we step back and ask a deeper question. When scripture is used to justify war, what is faith actually supposed to look like? We reflect on anger, overwhelm, and the misuse of scripture before a conversation about compassion, resistance, and what people of faith are called to do when violence is carried out in God’s name. Get full access to The Expedition at gethsemanelutheranchurch.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee

Topics covered

• violence
• Middle East
• scripture
• faith
• compassion
• war
• prophecy

Keywords

• violence
• Middle East
• scripture
• faith
• compassion
• war
• prophecy
• Bishop Shelley Bryan Wee

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