tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post7847830916892213407..comments2023-06-09T12:46:12.932-04:00Comments on The Voice Of One Crying Out In Suburbia: More thoughts on self-defenseArthur Sidohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-64774461756622519522011-04-22T10:29:54.813-04:002011-04-22T10:29:54.813-04:00But if some deranged meth addict breaks into my ho...But if some deranged meth addict breaks into my house in the middle of night with a baseball bat and asks me for my youngest daughter, what do I do? Trot her out and say, take care sweetie? I can't see that happening. I'd die defending them, and I would hope God would honor that. I don't know...thought provoking topic.Chad Bosshttp://www.thebossfamily.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-82848890163686991742011-04-22T06:39:34.708-04:002011-04-22T06:39:34.708-04:00Chad
I get what you are saying but I also don'...Chad<br /><br />I get what you are saying but I also don't see a qualifier. If we are living our lives as witnesses for Christ, we shouldn't be able to distinguish between times we are being persecuted for our faith. Bottom line for me: I am ready to meet Christ. Anyone I am likely to shoot in self-defense probably is not. I therefore have no fear of the one who can take my life because my life is not mine to claim anyway.Arthur Sidohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848508095612688493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6643715.post-51042715323219574712011-04-21T14:39:28.121-04:002011-04-21T14:39:28.121-04:00I'm a little mixed on this issue. In reading t...I'm a little mixed on this issue. In reading the Sermon On The Mount (I'm memorizing it right now, btw!), my interpretation of the popular "turn the other cheek" passage would be that if we're being persecuted for our faith in Christ, we must not "resist an evil person". I think it ties back to the verses about being the "salt of the earth" and "the light of the world." It's our identity as followers of Christ. I realize even as I'm writing this that Jesus offers us no qualifiers when he tells us not to resist an evil person. Maybe I'm way off. However, wasn't Peter armed when the guards came to arrest Jesus? He lopped off an ear if I remember correctly. <b>For some reason I feel that random acts of violence against our persons or our families should be defended, but if we're persecuted for our faith, we should not be surprised, and we should not resist it. In fact, we should welcome it.</b><br /><br />"Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you, because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. For in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you."<br /><br />(btw, it's so cool to have Matthew chapter 5 available in my head...I can't even tell you how much it has blessed me. 6 and 7 are up next.)Chad Bosshttp://www.thebossfamily.comnoreply@blogger.com