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To: Skwor

Where is the use of violence for self defence in your example?


53 posted on 03/08/2023 11:31:28 PM PST by Armscor38
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To: Armscor38

Your question is disingenuous and likely intentionally obtuse.
Snippet from what I quoted,
“15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts,”

Jesus used violence to drive people out for not respecting the Lords house, unless you think using a whip is a non violent action?

There is no greater temple upon earth than the body our Lord gives us, you would allow the defiling of innocence and the Lord’s temple on the notion that is is a greater good for evil acts to be committed against an innocent then to rebuff and stop the evil through force.

Your argument distills down to the idea that it is a greater evil to use force to stop evil. If however you view force as an inherent evil you are going to have to provide some basis for that. Force is a tool, how it is employed makes it good or bad. Your logic would lead to calling genocide more virtuous and preferred than using force to stop evil actors committing genocide.

To go with the use of force for self defense there is much of that in the Bible. Look up the concept of just wars, of which many are discussed in the Bible. Also do some of your own research and look up the concept and use of sanctuary cities, if force was not appropriate for defense or even just justice for a wrong there would have never been a need for them.


56 posted on 03/09/2023 2:45:05 AM PST by Skwor
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