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To: Shadowstrike

I suppose I could quote “resist not the evildoer” and other similar commands of Jesus, but apparently you think that those passages are not applicable.


20 posted on 07/19/2014 5:29:22 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle
Luke 22:36-38

Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished in me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors: for the things concerning me have an end. And they said, Lord, behold, here are two swords. And he said unto them, It is enough.

A true child of Christ does not center his life on violence (two swords are enough) but is willing to use deadly force as needed in God's work (go and buy a sword). There are times and places in this world when Christians need to "sell their garments".

The Bible is much more than a single script for living our lives. It is a tapestry woven from the several Godly options we may face (as in Ecclesiastes 3: To everything there is a season, A time for every purpose under heaven). It is not always the time to reach for a sword, but there are times when that is the right answer. The trick is correctly identifying those times, and that is what prayer is for.

22 posted on 07/19/2014 5:51:41 PM PDT by Pollster1 ("Shall not be infringed" is unambiguous.)
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To: Steve_Seattle
I suppose I could quote “resist not the evildoer” and other similar commands of Jesus, but apparently you think that those passages are not applicable.

I'm guessing you're referencing Jesus' words in Matthew 5, where He is instructing us on personally relating to other people, matters such as: making vows (swearing), divorce, how you speak ("yes" and "no"), lawsuits, not repaying evil with evil. If you consider the entire context of that chapter, Jesus is not telling us to not resist lawless rulers. Jesus is a God of order and lawfulness, not anarchy and oppression.

33 posted on 07/19/2014 7:56:34 PM PDT by WXRGina (The Founding Fathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Steve_Seattle

I could tell you “Judge not lest YE be Judged” but I don’t think you’d get the irony.


42 posted on 07/19/2014 8:35:46 PM PDT by Shadowstrike (Be polite, Be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.)
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