Why? Because like in my previous post Jesus’s mission was to die on the cross, not the battlefield under earthly weapons and His disciples were to carry out various other prophecies. In short they were all protected on High by more powerful weapons found on earth until the mission was over.
Once the mission was over, protection was lifted and Christians had to resort to earthly defenses. In short self-defense in order to continue filling the earth with their offspring. Do you actually think God hates His followers so much, that He took the ability of defending themselves away?
How else can you explain this? By making up and resorting to elementary BS which you probably think it’s all figurative double speak? “Everything is just figurative, God is only about love” elementary weak theology is not what the Bible is about, the Bible is about hard truths, period. The Bible speaks clearly on the subject of self-defense, from the Old to the New Testaments and God has ordered physical and psychological warfare implemented indiscriminately.
I am against the liberal uses of torture though, only on those who might be suspected of having info. Which means not every prisoner. I would hope a more psychological/medical form rather than physically is mostly implemented. If we ban all forms of torture that would mean all forms such as interrogation methods used by domestic law enforcement officials.
I know I'm supposed to find this reassuring. Such magnanimity.
I am not a pacifist, btw. I adhere to the classic Christian doctrine of just war.