I think God meant for us to be warriors....I don't think God intended for people to get slaughtered...abortion/war/violence/rape/etc...without a fight....
HE gave us brains and HE gave us muscles....
” ....a lot of Christians fall behind the “turn the other cheek” and use that to refrain from any confrontation....”
They do that out of cowardice.
They want to conform to the world while disguising their surrender as Christian Holiness and love and turn the other cheek, or being “winsome” and attractive to the culture.
It is easier just to remain silent and a lot of us have fallen into that trap, but leadership positions require leadership.
“its weakness....a lot of Christians fall behind the “turn the other cheek” and use that to refrain from any confrontation....””
A lot of that is due to fear and apathy. It’s just easier for some to pretend that that’s what God wants them to do... when it’s really just what they want to do. Which is nothing.
“I think God meant for us to be warriors....I don’t think God intended for people to get slaughtered... abortion/war/violence/rape/etc...without a fight....”
God sure directed the Israelis to defend and conquer and fight a lot back then. And the need for ‘the fight’ has only increased since then. So, yeah.
“HE gave us brains and HE gave us muscles....”
He also gave us his word to rely on and the discernment, if we asked for it, to decide what we need to do to survive and be victorious over our enemies. It’s going to be a battle from here on until the return of Jesus.
Jesus said: “But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.”