You may not win the firefight.
But you will stand before God, able to tell Him. “Lord, I defended my wife and the children you gave me, while wicked men attacked me without cause. Forgive me for my trespasses and protect my widow and orphaned children.”
If you are the one invading an innocent man’s home, and you make his wife a widow and his children orphans, it is not the man whom you murdered to whom you will ultimately answer.
I don’t disagree with either of you. All I’m saying is that if you decide to die on that hill, you should be aware that is what you’re deciding to do.
Also that in all likelihood your story will be reported as a killer who ambushed and killed cops just doing their duty.
You may not win the firefight.
But you will stand before God, able to tell Him. Lord, I defended my wife and the children you gave me, while wicked men attacked me without cause. Forgive me for my trespasses and protect my widow and orphaned children.
If you are the one invading an innocent mans home, and you make his wife a widow and his children orphans, it is not the man whom you murdered to whom you will ultimately answer.
Amen. It's that kind of thinking that is the only thing that will put a stop to this.