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“Jesus would apply His hastily made whip if He were to visit our culture on the display racks in Christian bookstores.” - R.C. Sproul

That’s right. That’s the secular government. The followers of Jesus have their commission / their work given by God and the secular government has its commission / its work given by God. “We do not use the weapons of the world” is for the followers of Jesus; we use the weapons of the world...

What a follower of the Messiah must always do is obey the Messiah and the apostles. When we don’t, it is sin. That’s the responsibility of the secular government to perform, not the followers of Jesus. The church was clear about this until the time of Constantine.

“Saying, ‘Preach the gospel daily, use words if necessary’ is like saying ‘Feed the hungry, use food if necessary.’” - Ligon Duncan

Think of how many stories like this there must be. “We [Christians] don’t use the weapons of the world.” - Paul The morality of Apostolic Christianity.

That’s not it. Don’t let him distract you. Focus on post #1416.