"...make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands..."
(1 Thessalonians 4:11)
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Enough
Well, because I am tired of being grossly misunderstood by others, I'm considering no longer posting any more objectionable or controversial content regarding self-defense.
Step 1: "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44).
Step 2: "A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished" (Proverbs 27:12).
Try to win over your enemies; use wisdom and turn away from dangerous situations, even hide if you must.
But consider: "Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" (Matthew 26:52).
After 3+ YEARS of discipleship, Peter still carried a weapon. So was Peter disobedient? Or did he err because he used the weapon offensively?
Methinks I will hide from mortal danger rather than face it, but I consider it prudent to spend my time in hiding loading my gun...
Step 1:
ReplyDelete"But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44).
Step 2:
"A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished" (Proverbs 27:12).
Try to win over your enemies; use wisdom and turn away from dangerous situations, even hide if you must.
But consider:
"Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword" (Matthew 26:52).
After 3+ YEARS of discipleship, Peter still carried a weapon. So was Peter disobedient? Or did he err because he used the weapon offensively?
Methinks I will hide from mortal danger rather than face it, but I consider it prudent to spend my time in hiding loading my gun...