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Originally Posted by Praxeas
Yes but that is your opinion. Is it a fact though? Did God command Israel to do evil when he commanded them to take a life? Does God change? Why would something be not evil and then become evil? That makes no sense for God to change His mind on what is evil and what is not.
There are no instances of a loved one being attacked so we have no evidence that any believer would come to their aid or just watch them be raped and murdered and do nothing. Also in the case of Acts these were instances of persecutions, not protecting a family. They were glad to be persecuted and counted it an honor. We are not talking about that here though. What you are doing is comparing apples and oranges.
I wonder, why didn't Peter tell Cornelius he had to leave the Roman army? See? We can go back and forth all day long and speculate.
Once again I have to repeat this and Im not sure why. StMatt....nobody here said we SHOULD render evil for evil. That's talking about revenge, payback. That is NOT talking about protecting someone from harm. I just pointed that out and you act like you didn't read it?
Second, Im not claiming taking up arms to defend your family is a doctrine we teach people, no more than taking a dump in a white toilet is...you got scripture for that? The bible does NOT forbid or address protecting your family. The bible makes a distinction between taking a life in righteousness and murder. We are to do no murder.
Is it a "view"? I don't have bible for my view that microwave ovens cook faster either. See what Im saying?
I have to ask a question that nobody else seems to answer...how do you feel about the death penalty? How do you feel about imprisonment for any period of time. Does the bible tell Christians we should support that?
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When you want to discuss this in a civil manner with scriptural support from a new testament point of view, maybe I will respond to your posts further.
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