How Should Christians Respond in an Age of Rage?

[Dan Clarkston]

it will likely get bloodier on their part - and that has to be ok with us.

So you are saying it's OK to go do violence in the name of the Lord to inflict His anger upon others?

 

[PS95]

So you are saying it's OK to go do violence in the name of the Lord to inflict His anger upon others? View attachment 70246

No. You went off the rails there. I said the violence would be on their part and that has to be ok with us---
to perhaps be attacked or killed for the sake of spreading the gospel.

 

[Jack]

Ps 91 He shall give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways!

 

[PS95]

Ps 91 He shall give His angels charge over you to keep you in all your ways!

If we are called to be martyrs- so be it.

 

[Jack]

If we are called to be martyrs- so be it.

When the Mark becomes mandatory there will be MANY 'martyrs'!

Revelation 20:4 I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their witness to Jesus and for the word of God, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and had not received his mark on their foreheads or on their hands. And they lived and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.

 

[GodsGrace]

I think this is a much-needed discussion.
You’re right that violence only begets violence, and that is precisely why Christians are called to a different way of responding than the world. The Bible is very clear on this: “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21). Forgiveness is not turning a blind eye to sin or pretending that evil is good, but it is refusing to retaliate in the flesh. Jesus was plain on this when He said, “Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). That command is not optional, it’s one of the hallmarks of those who belong to Him.

We are not told to forgive evil, but we are told to forgive those who sin against us, because God has forgiven us in Christ (Ephesians 4:32, Matthew 6:14-15). If we nurse bitterness or rage in our hearts, we are no different than the world around us. At the same time, we are not called to passively ignore evil, but to confront it with truth. Paul told Timothy to “reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and doctrine” (2 Timothy 4:2). Our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual forces of evil (Ephesians 6: 12), so the confrontation with the enemy is not with fleshly weapons but with the Word of God and the power of the gospel.

The division and hatred you mentioned, political or racial or cultural, only bears out what Jesus already said: “Because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold” (Matthew 24:12). That’s what we’re seeing unfold before our eyes. The world will rage, but believers are called to be salt and light (Matthew 5:13-14). We confront evil by refusing to join it in its methods and by speaking God’s truth boldly in love. Forgiveness and truth are not opposites, they’re both weapons God has given to His people to stand firm in an age of rage.

The above is about the heart posture of believers, don’t let evil drag you into bitterness, retaliation, or hatred. But it doesn’t erase the biblical responsibility to protect the innocent. Forgiveness and defense are not opposites. You can forgive someone for hating you and still lawfully stop them from murdering your family and citizens. That’s how the two truths fit together: spiritual strength with practical defense.

This video will give us a perspective on where we are now. I do believe we need to do something.

Rep. Greene calls for 'national divorce' from liberals: 'They want us dead'

I've said a lot on this on a different thread...
Not to repeat I'll post the link.
See my posts no. 126 and 129

Yes. Starting to sound like some kind of civil war.
It's a spiritual war.
We fight not against flesh and blood,
but against principalities.

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