The Civil War General

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fortold

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I read an article some time ago about the faith of one of the leading generals in
the American Civil War. Who knows his name here?

This is what the General had to say about faith. I will paraphrase here:

What advantage, in the future, does a man of no faith have over a man of faith, if the man of no faith is right and
there is no God?
None at all. They both live out their lives and after that there is nothing, if there is no God.
But what if the man of God is right and there is a God? Then the future of the man of God is far
better in every respect, because he goes to Heaven. The faithless man does not.

Therefore there is a tremendous advantage to being a Christian and believing in God, over the faithless man
if the faithful are correct and no advantage to either if the faithless is correct. Therefore is it not foolish to
be a man of no faith?

In saying this the general, I believe, was 100% correct. I also believe that many "faithless" people do
believe in God, but they do not want to admit the sin in their lives, or ask God to forgive them for it.Perhaps they hope to live long enough to enjoy their sins and then turn back to the Lord before the end?
But no one knows whether the end for them will be sudden or not. They risk dying before they are saved, do they not?
 
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fortold said:
I read an article some time ago about the faith of one of the leading generals in
the American Civil War. Who knows his name here?

This is what the General had to say about faith. I will paraphrase here:

What advantage, in the future, does a man of no faith have over a man of faith, if the man of no faith is right and
there is no God?
None at all. They both live out their lives and after that there is nothing, if there is no God.
But what if the man of God is right and there is a God? Then the future of the man of God is far
better in every respect, because he goes to Heaven. The faithless man does not.

Therefore there is a tremendous advantage to being a Christian and believing in God, over the faithless man
if the faithful are correct and no advantage to either if the faithless is correct. Therefore is it not foolish to
be a man of no faith?

In saying this the general, I believe, was 100% correct. I also believe that many "faithless" people do
believe in God, but they do not want to admit the sin in their lives, or ask God to forgive them for it.Perhaps they hope to live long enough to enjoy their sins and then turn back to the Lord before the end?
But no one knows whether the end for them will be sudden or not. They risk dying before they are saved, do they not?
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Are you thinking of Stonewall Jackson?

The theologian R L Dabney was a chaplain to the Confederate Army, also. Some of his writings are very good, but where in his writings he takes up the them of racial issues, his judgments seems to be very bad.
 
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did some research............and found nothing on this.......sorry..........IF YOU DO, please post it...........good luck
 
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Two quotes from Robert E. Lee

"I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weaknesses, our only hope is God."



"We failed, but in the good providence of God apparent failure often proves a blessing."
 
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Quotes from Stonewall Jackson:

"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave"

Our God was my shield. His protecting care is an additional cause for gratitudeI see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go. (General Jackson on his Death Bed)

Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees . . .
(The General's Last Words)

 
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p_rehbein said:
Quotes from Stonewall Jackson:

"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave"


Our God was my shield. His protecting care is an additional cause for gratitudeI see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go. (General Jackson on his Death Bed)

Let us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees . . .
(The General's Last Words)
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What a cool dude he was too!! I've learned a lot about him.
 
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fortold

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Yes, of course it was Stonewall Jackson. He was a brillant southern general and a very religious man.
His aide's book long after the war says that Jackson was not a big advocate of slavery but likely thought
that it was tolerated by God for his own reasons. After his death in 1863, some southerns thought that
this was a sign that God wanted the south to lose the war and allowed his death so that this would happen.
Perhaps so.
 
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fortold said:
Yes, of course it was Stonewall Jackson. He was a brillant southern general and a very religious man.
His aide's book long after the war says that Jackson was not a big advocate of slavery but likely thought
that it was tolerated by God for his own reasons. After his death in 1863, some southerns thought that
this was a sign that God wanted the south to lose the war and allowed his death so that this would happen.
Perhaps so.
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Certainly his good qualities, and those of R L Dabney's writings, should not be used as historical 'proof' that slavery was somehow 'okay'...
 
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