It's Either You or Me

[Rico]

BTW, St. Matt, there's a big difference in having to use a weapon for self defense and living by the use of one. Having to kill an intruder while defending your family would hardly rise to the level of "living by the sword." If you need some actual examples of men who lived by the sword try reading up on David. Killing was a way of life for him. That's why God told him he couldn't build the temple, because he had made killing a way of life. I remembered all that without even opening my Bible. Can you believe it? Pretty good for someone who has never given a Bible study, huh? Anyway, I know you aren't the one who said that.

So, yes, I can love my enemies, but not more than I love my family. You're a father, aren't you? Are you trying to tell me you would sit there and do nothing to stop a man who was raping your wife or your daughter (if you have any)? Even if you didn't have a gun, wouldn't you pick up whatever you could find to beat on him until he stopped or was dead if he kept coming after you or them? How about a lamp, like someone else brought up? Would ya grab one of them? Or would you just sit there and command this knucklehead to stop in Jesus name? If you did try that and it didn't work, how far would you be willing to go to save your family?