“is probably” , but you are not sure. So do you own a weapon according to this scripture to protect you and yours against random acts of violence?
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and
especially for his immediate family, he has
denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:8
Jews were told by God to submit to Babylon, and live, or resist and die. But God also helped the Jews defeat many of their enemies and battle.
We saw how well not resisting evil Godless authority did the Jews against the Nazis.
Better a death as those of Masadah than those of Dachau.
Blessed be the LORD my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight: Psalm 144:1
Or to keep it simple: David still needed to use his sling.
It does not matter if I own a weapon or not. Despite your attempt to deflect and ignore Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2:13 by focusing on my doubt about what the swords of Luke 22:36 are about, 1 Timothy 5:8 has much more to do with food and clothing than defense, given the context of the chapter.
>Jews were told by God to submit to Babylon, and live, or
>resist and die. But God also helped the Jews defeat many of
>their enemies and battle.
Right. God helped the Jews in battle when they were righteous, and fought against them when they were sinful, like us here in the USA.
>We saw how well not resisting evil Godless authority did
>the Jews against the Nazis.
You just denied Romans 13 and 1 Peter 2:13. That Nazi government was ordained by God to match the ungodly German people. We have the government we deserve with our lack of faith, repentance, fasting, ... and also given our great sinfulness. Obama and his minions were voted in by this “Christian” nation, because the pastors in the pulpits are overwhelmingly lukewarm.
It’s the story of much of the whole Old Testament. Jews turn backs on God, God threatens them with powerful enemies.
Just like us with China, Russia, Al Qaeda, the Democrats, North Korea, and Iran.