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If someone is trying to kill you then whatever happens to them is their problem. If you've sinned by doing that your sin is forgiven if... -
markalan replied to the thread Should I buy a sword?.Thanks for the compliment ... I am an octogenarian and grew up on a farm firing a rifle from the time I was 10.
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markalan replied to the thread Should I buy a sword?.I have noticed my American Christian friends have quite a different outlook on owning firearms than we do here in Australia. The thought...
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A couple of hypothetical scenarios to consider- 1. If a person broke into your home armed with a gun and was one by one murdering your...
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Of course, we should be prudent in all ways. My SIL was approached at a Walmart parking lot with a would be robber. He used the cart to...
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It makes cutting carrots easier ie, having a sword. I mean, why else would I want to have one unless I aspire to be a pirate!
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Thank you for posting BLB concordance links. I note that the rhomphaia is more properly a javelin. It's kinda hard to carry one of...
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A person would have to do some digging into history to get a better idea; but it makes as much sense as anything else I've heard, if not...
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I think you're on the right track here. The Disciples were under God's special protection while Jesus was here. The after-supper...
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markalan replied to the thread Should I buy a sword?.I have heard it said that the word for sword here (machaira) is more like a large knife which is sometimes used for butchering animals...
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""""Do you think Jesus was telling the disciples to get a sword for their personal protection? Peter carried one & used it Acts 25:11...
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markalan replied to the thread Should I buy a sword?.You make a very good point ... though I am pretty sure I would use physical force to protect my family if someone was attacking them...
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markalan replied to the thread Should I buy a sword?.Yes, that is interesting. I have always thought that Romans 13:4 authorizes government agencies like the police & military to use...
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Luke 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword...
