Prov:3:7: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
As ususal most so called, Christians, insist that what the politically correct society says must be true. And God doesn’t know what He is talking about.
For one, violence isn’t evil nor is fear:
Ex:9:30: But as for thee and thy servants, I know that ye will not yet fear the LORD God.
Which was a big mistake on Pharaoh’s part.
Deut:6:2: That thou mightest fear the LORD thy God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command thee, thou, and thy son, and thy son's son, all the days of thy life; and that thy days may be prolonged.
But there is a improper place and proper place for things like fear and violance. If you don’t do what your boss tells you to do that you accepting the job agreed to do. You will be fired. You’re an idiot if you don’t fear that, especially if your family depends on it.
If you don’t treat Jesus as your King, Master you are already in error. Even a rabbit is wise enough to fear what a dog will do, and if the rabbit don’t it will cost him his life most likly.
Also in the case of violence the Lord God of Israel was referred to as the Lord of Hosts meaning the outcome of the battle (a violent activity of armies) was according to His Judgement. And when the Lord was with Israel out in the dessert it was God’s full intention of having the Israelites massacre the inhabitants of what is now Israel. And what are the angels of the Lord to do when Jesus returns, isn’t there some reference to blood to the height of the horse’s bridal?
For the successful spreading of the Gospel we who are to spread it are instructed to refrain from violence when it comes to the cause. The Lord’s offering of peace with God isn’t supposed to be threatening. But fear and violence has it’s proper place.
There are many who think to turn "God is love" into what they want it to mean. But it’s disrespectful to disregard all other scripture when considering "God is love". Also many like to think that God is love like a 13 year old girl thinks of a teenaged pop star. They done know the pop star, but they know what they imagine him to be.
Violence is a response usually deemed necessary, correctly or incorrectly, to achieve something, could be survival could be to take something that belongs to another, could be to protect what is loved, could be to recover what was lost.
