“Peters lack of proficiency notwithstanding, if he wasnt meant to use it, why did he have it in the garden, where they were all simpy going to pray ???”
He had it in the garden because most people in that time carried some sort of weapon wherever they went for defense against robbers, etc; that does not mean that he was meant to use it against the servant.
As mentioned, there is NO scriptural basis for Christians to take up a sword and smite unbelievers. We are to pray for them, witness to them and disciple them when they convert. They are to know us by our love-—and love for sinners is certainly not the message that this particular church is sending.
good luck with that as the animals begin sawing off yer head...