God Commands Righteous Violence

[Anchorite]

Why not just use a Bible if you are trying to prove that Christianity is Pro-Active?

Paul teaches that we are in a war, and we are soldiers of The Cross.

2 Timothy 2:3-5​

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3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good SOLDIER of Jesus Christ.​

Paul likens the spiritual fight against evil, in all forms, including against fake believers who teach a cursed gospel of works and water baptism........by showing us a Roman Centurian's body armour as the Spiritual Armour of a Christian.

Ephesians 6:11-18​

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11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;

None of this justifies using weapons or killing enemies.

 

[Matthias]

Jesus never told anyone to kill anyone else.
In fact, when He was being arrested, he had the oppourtunity to kill a lot of people who were coming to take Him as Prisoner.
He knocked them down by the power of His word.......and then he Healed one of them whose ear was cut off.

There is another moment in Jesus's ministry that happened earlier, where He took some cords and fashioned them into a WHIP and went inside the Jerusalem Temple and ran them out with that WHIP............but He never Killed anyone with it.

Jesus is God, and They said to "love your enemies".........so that settles it.

Now, what a real Christian should always be reading and willing to do. is..

Preach
Pray
Die

Thanks.

 

[Behold]

None of this justifies using weapons or killing enemies.

I didnt post it as proof you are to kill your enemies.
I posted what Paul said, and what Paul is talking about is Spiritual Warfare.

Ephesians 6:12​

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KJ V​

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12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.​

 

[Wrangler]

Jesus never told anyone to kill anyone else.

He demonstrated the righteousness of killing in his 2nd Coming.

 

[Matthias]

He demonstrated the righteousness of killing in his 2nd Coming.

He hasn’t come again yet.

You’re “armed, ready to kill.” Who and how many have you actually killed?

If you haven’t, why haven’t you?

 

[Wrangler]

Why not just use a Bible if you are trying to prove that Christianity is Pro-Active?

Huh? Did you watch the vid?

 

[Matthias]

Paper tigers present a greater threat to Christians than do real tigers. All a real tiger can do is kill you.

My advice: Don’t follow Vlad and his promoters. Do follow Jesus and the apostles.

Your life in this age and in the age to come depends on it.

 

[Behold]

He demonstrated the righteousness of killing in his 2nd Coming.

He hasn't demonstrated 2 Thess 1:8-9 yet.

But when He does begin, its going to be "vengeance", and there is going to be a lot of death for ALL those "who obey not the Gospel"