@JustMe do you think it is honorable for brothers and sisters of Messiah in one nation to wage war on brothers and sisters of Messiah in another nation?
YOU said " But what happens if we apply the general principle in a negative context, and a bad thing is done to his followers? If the good thing done to his followers is considered a good thing done to Jesus, wouldn’t a bad thing done to one of his followers be considered a bad thing done to Jesus?"
Truthfully Mat, I can answer this more easily on a personal level, at home in my own backyard. than on the national and impersonal level. And that answer on a personal level surely would agree with your statement I pulled up, concerning doing things for others either in a positive kind light and in the opposite bad way, is most certainly a reflection upon doing it to Yeshua, himself.
One factor I would be concerned with, and this is not taken lightly, if this person you are doing it to, is a follower of Christ or not. It can make a difference. How can we quickly tell if one is a follower of Christ on short notice, for example. I truly depend on my lord's spirit to guide me through in this matter. I cannot afford to overstep and take justice into my own hands like of the mindless mob.
And another factor is, the severity or grade of 'badness' done to someone: lying, gossiping, stealing, hurting, killing etc.
I will have to consider with more care and time, your query on a national and international level.
