A new group of Evangelical Left elites are promoting U.S. disarmament and peacemaking, as the Gospels supposedly command. It is called “The Matthew 5:21-26 Project: Evangelicals for National Security through International Cooperation.” The cited Scripture urges believers to reconcile quickly with adversaries before allowing disputes to simmer. In fact, Jesus gave this command to individuals, not national rulers. The Gospel commands individual believers to forgive enemies so as to model God’s love and safeguard their own souls. Exercising a different vocation in their statecraft, rulers are responsible for defending the lives and livelihoods of their citizenry.