With America engaged in a prolonged war with Iran, public support declining, and questions mounting about the objectives and costs of continued military action, an ancient question has become urgently relevant again: When is war justified?

In this episode of Mining the Media, David and G.K. move beyond partisan arguments over President Trump and examine war through the biblical and historic Christian understanding of Just War Theory. Drawing from D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones' Why Does God Allow War?, Scripture, and principles developed through centuries of Christian thought, they consider seven essential standards: just cause, legitimate authority, right intention, last resort, proportionality, discrimination between combatants and civilians, and a reasonable prospect of success.

The discussion takes an especially compelling turn when G.K. contrasts the punitive aftermath of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles with America's approach following World War II—when defeated enemies were rebuilt rather than simply punished, eventually becoming prosperous nations and valuable American allies.

Can a war begin justly but cease to be prosecuted justly? Does supporting our country or president relieve Christians of the responsibility to continually evaluate a war morally?

The ultimate purpose of a just war cannot be perpetual destruction of an enemy. It must be the establishment of a just and lasting peace.

And sometimes the greatest victory is turning yesterday's enemy into tomorrow's friend.

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