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03-18-2009, 08:03 AM
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
I've been fortunate. God has protected us so far. I was going to buy a gun once and the Lord impressed upon my heart that the moment I bought that gun my family's safety was entirely in my hands. So I didn't buy it. I then read what David K. Bernard had to say about this sort of thing. I'm just old time...I don't think Christians need guns for protection, we have the Lord. If I can't trust him with my family's safety, who can I trust? Hunting, I can understand.
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03-18-2009, 08:11 AM
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I've been fortunate. God has protected us so far. I was going to buy a gun once and the Lord impressed upon my heart that the moment I bought that gun my family's safety was entirely in my hands. So I didn't buy it. I then read what David K. Bernard had to say about this sort of thing. I'm just old time...I don't think Christians need guns for protection, we have the Lord. If I can't trust him with my family's safety, who can I trust? Hunting, I can understand.
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Well, if that's the case, then I can only conclude that your mentality is an "either/or" mindset. Most of us that have guns don't have an "either/or" mindset.
We trust in the Lord and own guns. He comes first and we totally trust Him. Just because we own guns doesn't mean that we don't place our trust in God for our protection.
As far as the Lord protecting us - He allowed me to be aware of the Cooperhead so that I could take care of it. My children were in the house when the neighbor's dog showed up. He could have attacked them! I was able to shoot the German Shepherd before he caused any damage to my children or any of the children in our neighborhood.
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03-18-2009, 12:28 PM
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I've been fortunate. God has protected us so far. I was going to buy a gun once and the Lord impressed upon my heart that the moment I bought that gun my family's safety was entirely in my hands. So I didn't buy it. I then read what David K. Bernard had to say about this sort of thing. I'm just old time...I don't think Christians need guns for protection, we have the Lord. If I can't trust him with my family's safety, who can I trust? Hunting, I can understand.
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Tell that to the pastors who have been shot in their churches/sanctuaries. I do because I can, am licensed to do so and it's my choice. I pray that I would NEVER have to harm someone even to protect another. But just in case, I'm ready should the Lord choose me to protect a life. 
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03-18-2009, 07:19 PM
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Go Dodgers!
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I've been fortunate. God has protected us so far. I was going to buy a gun once and the Lord impressed upon my heart that the moment I bought that gun my family's safety was entirely in my hands. So I didn't buy it. I then read what David K. Bernard had to say about this sort of thing. I'm just old time...I don't think Christians need guns for protection, we have the Lord. If I can't trust him with my family's safety, who can I trust? Hunting, I can understand.
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Fortunate? You gamble often?
Let me ask you this...do you think there might be christians somewhere that trusted God would protect them and ended up being hurt or killed anyways?
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Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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03-18-2009, 10:24 PM
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Fortunate? You gamble often?
Let me ask you this...do you think there might be christians somewhere that trusted God would protect them and ended up being hurt or killed anyways?
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Praxeas, what a ridiculous question! Of course there are Christians who get killed, it happens all the time! We call them MARTYRS!!!!
Don't you believe that God is fully in control! I see a definate lack of faith in God here, sorry!
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03-18-2009, 11:26 PM
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Go Dodgers!
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Re: Ready for a Gun ban?
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Originally Posted by TJJJ
Praxeas, what a ridiculous question! Of course there are Christians who get killed, it happens all the time! We call them MARTYRS!!!!
Don't you believe that God is fully in control! I see a definate lack of faith in God here, sorry!
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Did the people that died mean they lacked faith to believe God will protect them?
__________________
Let it be understood that Apostolic Friends Forum is an Apostolic Forum.
Apostolic is defined on AFF as:
- There is One God. This one God reveals Himself distinctly as Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
- The Son is God himself in a human form or "God manifested in the flesh" (1Tim 3:16)
- Every sinner must repent of their sins.
- That Jesus name baptism is the only biblical mode of water baptism.
- That the Holy Ghost is for today and is received by faith with the initial evidence of speaking in tongues.
- The saint will go on to strive to live a holy life, pleasing to God.
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