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Author: Terry Dashner
When should I take up a sword?
Terry Dashner…………………..Faith Fellowship Church PO Box 1586 Broken Arrow, OK 74013
As a Christian is it ever right to bear arms against another human being? If called to war, should I object by the authority of the scripture that says, "But I say unto
Through the years, I've wrestled with the teachings of Jesus regarding restraint against an enemy I'm supposed to love. What I'm going to share with you is what I've come to believe about Jesus' teaching regarding my enemies.
Jesus was a pacifist, but He was not a push over. For example when he stood against the merchandisers in the temple, the Bible says that He "drove" them out. He was fearless. He was aggressive, assertive, and angry when He over turned the money tables and sent the merchants packing. John 2:14-16 says, "And found in the temple those that sold oxen and sheep and doves, and the changers of money sitting: And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house an house of merchandise."
Jesus didn't use swords, but some of His disciples carried them. In Luke 22:49-50 it says, "When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
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