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"Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword."

I think Jesus was speaking to Simon Peter, his own disciple, who had just chopped off the ear of one of the men who were trying to arrest Jesus.

How does that apply to anything in this story? It seems to me you are taking the scripture out of context to make the point you want to make.

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How does that apply to anything in this story? It seems to me you are taking the scripture out of context to make the point you want to make.

Guilty as charged. I was, as were you, doing exactly what you suggest.

You wished to say that scripture demands that he "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." and that command means he must do this while in uniform and on the job. And, I guess we should consider that "every creature" would include the birds, fish and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. He's going to be busy.

The risen Jesus was talking to the eleven disciples at that moment, and continued on talking about how they would cast out demons, speak with tongues, take up serpents. Using your logic, he should be taking up serpents too. No, Jesus doesn't say anything about being in uniform, nor does He say anything about being out of uniform.

See also post #50 for the rest of my reasons why this officer used poor judgement.