MY HERO- a Christian Warrior

General Stonewall Jackson QuotesOnce you get them running, you stay right on top of them, and that way a small force can defeat a large one every time... Only thus can a weaker country cope with a stronger; it must make up in activity what it lacks in strength.Who could not conquer with such troops as theseMy troops may fail to take a position, but are never driven from one!Then, Sir, we will give them the bayonet! (Stonewall Jackson's reply to Colonel B.E. Bee when he reported that the enemy were beating them back. At the first battle of Bull Run, July 1861)"Captain, my religious belief teaches me to feel as safe in battle as in bed. God has fixed the time for my death. I do not concern myself about that, but to be always ready, no matter when it may overtake me." He added, after a pause, looking me full in the face: "That is the way all men should live, and then all would be equally brave"You may be whatever you resolve to be (From Jackson's Personal Journal)In my tent last night, after a fatiguing day's service, I remembered that I failed to send a contribution for our colored Sunday school. Enclosed you will find a check for that object, which please acknowledge at your earliest convenience and oblige yours faithfully. (Lt. General Thomas Jackson, in a letter to his Pastor)Our God was my shield. His protecting care is an additional cause for gratitudebulletI see from the number of physicians that you think my condition dangerous, but I thank God, if it is His will, that I am ready to go. (General Jackson on his Death Bed)bulletLet us cross over the river, and rest under the shade of the trees . . .(The General's Last Words)

I put you on ignore so you can stop trolling every thread and post I make

(Wakka;15693)
She's right. It is the Bible. Anyway, good job finding your hero. Just don't worship him too much. All he is, is a nose full of air.
I don't worship him at all!!! I admire him as a fine example of a God fearing Christian man who had great faith in His Lord!!! What is it with you guys on this forum and making something out of nothing? loosen up a little folks

Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self Defense (book) by Charl van Wyk
What would you do if armed terrorists broke into your church and starting attacking your friends with automatic weapons in the middle of a worship service?Would you be prepared to defend yourself and other innocents?Would you be justified in doing so?Is it time for Americans to consider such once-unthinkable possibilities?There is one man in the world who can address these questions with first-hand experience.His name is Charl van Wyck – a South African who was faced with just such a shocking scenario.In "Shooting Back: The Right and Duty of Self-Defense," van Wyk makes a biblical, Christian case for individuals arming themselves with guns, and does so more persuasively than perhaps any other author because he found himself in a church attacked by terrorists."Grenades were exploding in flashes of light. Pews shattered under the blasts, sending splinters flying through the air," he recalls of the July 25, 1993, St. James Church Massacre. "An automatic assault rifle was being fired and was fast ripping the pews -- and whoever, whatever was in its trajectory -- to pieces. We were being attacked!"But van Wyk was not defenseless that day. Had he been unarmed like the other congregants, the slaughter would have been much worse."Instinctively, I knelt down behind the bench in front of me and pulled out my .38 special snub-nosed revolver, which I always carried with me," he writes in "Shooting Back," a book being published for the first time in America next month by WND Books. "I would have felt undressed without it. Many people could not understand why I would carry a firearm into a church service, but I argued that this was a particularly dangerous time in South Africa."During that Sunday evening service, the terrorists, wielding AK-47s and grenades, killed 11 and wounded 58. But the fact that one man – van Wyk – fired back, wounding one of the attackers and driving the others away.Those killed that day were:• Guy Cooper Javens• Richard Oliver O'Kill• Gerhard Dennis Harker• Wesley Alfonso Harker• Denise Gordon• Mirtle Joan Smith• Marita Ackerman• Andrey Kayl• Karamjin Oleg• Varaksa Velentin• Pavel ValuetThe last four were Russian seamen attending the service as part of a church outreach program. Another Russian seaman, Dmitri Makogon, lost both legs and an arm in the attack.Using his personal and high-profile story as a launch-pad, van Wyk wrote "Shooting Back" – which instantly became a South African bestseller, as well as a bestseller for WND, which imported thousands of copies of the original book for sale online to audiences in the U.S. and around the world.But it was always a challenge maintaining supplies to meet the demand.This is the first time this book, previously published in South Africa, has been widely available in the U.S. and elsewhere."I am honored to be a part of this historic undertaking – the republishing of this classic work in the United States," said Joseph Farah, founder of WND Books and editor and chief executive officer of WND. "We have been working on this for more than three years. Now everyone can read this amazing and important story, which has applications in terror-stricken America and for Christians and Jews throughout the world."Far from being just a reliving of the tragedy of the St. James Church Massacre, "Shooting Back" is a thorough examination of the whole issue of armed self-defense from a Christian perspective.It deals with burning questions that plague all conscience-driven people:• Should we carry arms?• When is it appropriate to defend ourselves and our families?• What can we do when our freedom to carry arms is legislated away from us?Using the Bible as his guidepost, van Wyk makes the case that Christians not only have the right but the duty to defend themselves and other innocents from such aggression.What's the lesson?“As Van Wyk’s experience illustrates, no place is totally safe — not even a church," explains Larry Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America, who wrote the foreword to the book. "The notion that declaring an area to be gun-free, will keep criminals from maliciously using guns is ludicrous. Any law that makes self-defense illegal or impractical is an illegitimate law, because such a law ultimately subjects people to the criminal element. I hope that Charl van Wyk’s book will help turn the tide. South Africans – and people everywhere – need to refuse to support any laws that leave them defenseless against murderers, robbers, rapists and arsonists."But this amazing true story doesn't end there. It's also about redemption and reconciliation. Several of the church members who were injured or who lost family members in the attacks, as well as van Wyk, later met with and forgave some of their repentant attackers.
WND Books has published some 35 titles in the last three years – including bestsellers by Michael Savage, Wayne LaPierre and Jayna Davis. Unlike all of those previous releases, "Shooting Back" will be exclusively available for sale in WND's online store – Shop.WND.com.This is also the first WND Books release under a new partnership between WND and World Ahead Books, the exclusive distributor of WND Books beginning Jan. 1, 2007.Paperback. http://shop.wnd.com/store/item.asp?ITEM_ID=1960sounds like a good read :thumbsup2:

(Wakka;15717)
Nah. I'm not against you having a hero. I admire Ray Comfort and Paul Washer.
Who are they?

(MickinEngland;15721)
Yes, great quotes, thanks Holy Warrior.. We know Jesus said "blessed are the peacemakers", but often throughout human history the only way to bring peace is to tackle those who are disrupting it like Hitler, Ho Chi Minh, Saddam etc, so in that respect soldiers are peacemakers.Jackson
No doubt!!! I love reading about Joshua in the Bible as he was another great Warrior of God!!!