[marktwain]

At what point do you decide that they have crossed over from simply being well-meaning and wrong to malevolent and despotic? And is malevolence and despotism evil? I have to think it often is.

Know this: our protestations and manifestations of our love for them are as burning coals on their head.

Romans 12:20

On the contrary, "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head."

[ChildOfThe60s]

Well and good.

And when your enemy is waging war on you and actively trying to destroy you, does the Bible say it’s okay to put a knife in their belly?

That is not a snide or sarcastic retort it is a sincere question.