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Perhaps even a third axis of rotation; do Christian’s have the right to defend themselves, generally, and not just specifically in response to persecution.

That's because you have things backwards. The noun is war. We are in a state of war. What form it takes, what adjective you want to use (physical or spiritual) is secondary. Rest assured, war happens in all forms possible. The goal of war is death and destruction and the combatants are Good v...

Because we have thoroughly feminized Jesus today, the question has to be answered in the context that Jesus is the ultimate example of masculinity other than God the Father. It’s highly masculine to submit to authority as Jesus did with his Father’s will be done. In this context, it’s hard to...

I would say we have enough given where there is freedom, there is the spirit of the Lord. Freedom means being able to do all that is not prohibited. Slavery is doing only that which is explicitly allowed. Having a sword is not merely allowed but commanded. And the reason is obvious.

Not an answer to my questionS. Plus this question has already been answered. @PeterAndroz, you're too obtuse for me. Make a Blessed Day.

Never heard of a run away slave?

Why not ask where does Christ through Paul teach this on a Tuesday on a full moon when the tide is out? Why be so open to consider only what Paul wrote? Jesus himself has much to say on the topic. Is Paul your lord and savior that you give his words more weight than Christ? With Paul's...

I take it as a given that men not restrained will retreat from a whipping. This is an important portrayal of a masculine Jesus standing his ground using violence to force others to yield, who is our model to follow. Our demanding savior replaced with a fatally empathic IDOL, tolerating and...

Then why are there so many verses to the contrary? Jesus talked about salt and branches being set afire or thrown out when they don't function as intended. That's us (losing our salvation) he's talking about! He also talked repeatedly about actually doing what God commands is what makes one...

Self-preservation + selfishness. I recall he was a few weeks from retiring. Despite dereliction of duty leading to death. What do you make about the thread suicidal empathy?

Agh huh. What they mean is different what they are and their primary purpose. Literal, physical, fleshy, carnal fish given to nourish Christian’s bodies.

Agreed. I believe anger is a tempting pathway to sin if not embraced with the fruit of the spirit. Before I came to Christ, I let anger control me. Like you said, there is righteous anger that can motivate us toward justice but can also tempt us to wrath, which is not righteous.

You cannot believe we have a 2nd Amendment right to keep and bear arms but this lacks any practical application. Just because YOU haven’t seen self defense cases prevail, doesn’t mean there are no such cases. https://www.federalpremium.com/partners-in-protection/true-stories.html...

Embrace exigency and discernment! Praying for an enemy takes time that the situation doesn’t always afford to use the sword as necessary. Both are true.

Discernment and Context. Because spiritual war is the primary war, the context of not resisting an evil person is the danger to you in being tempted by the evil person to do evil yourself. The analogy I use is a sail; don’t let the evil be like wind in your sail taking you where you don‘t want...

the king of Heaven just wants us to have dust collectors? LOL

Proverbs 22:3 The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. No need to make this personal. 100% wrong. When seconds count, the police are minutes away. I agree with layers of defense, including lethal and non-lethal force. Recently got me, my...

We’re on the same page. I agree and often think about the young lady first killed at a school massacre. (I’m not sure if this story is from Columbine, but I believe so.) Anyway, as the story goes, the killer approached her first and gave her a choice: die or deny Christ. She choose martyrdom...

In the book of Acts - it never happened on a Tuesday. You got me there. Also, things may have occurred during the time of Acts that are not recorded. Once one accepts DEFENSE is morally justified, the means and ways of achieving it become secondary. Does the Armor of God contain weapons? Well...

It is. Again, Matthew 10:28.