It’s Hard To Articulate A Strong Biblical Case For A Heavily Armed Society
BY Herschel Smith
10 years, 2 months ago
So says Professor David Gushee of Mercer University. He says, “That’s not Biblical reasoning; that’s cultural reasoning.”
To which I responded this way directly to Professor Gushee.
Would you care to respond this my article on this subject (it’s one of many)? Stay orthodox, please. No deconstruction or other oddball views.
I haven’t heard back from the professor. I don’t expect to.
On September 24, 2014 at 7:47 am, Mike Porter said:
“In all varieties of Christian faith resides a certain contempt for the world and for attempts to locate salvation and perfection here. The world is fallen, and in a fallen world animals, men, and nations make space for themselves through a willingness to fight. Christ beat up the money-changers in the temple, and came not to bring peace, he distinctly said, but a sword.”
– John Updike
On September 24, 2014 at 11:32 am, Paul B said:
Peace is to be had in the world following. Not here and not now. Self defense should always be done by Christians. Any other path is not Christ like.
On September 24, 2014 at 11:57 am, Blake said:
Yet, at least one disciple was armed when the disciples accompanied Jesus to Gethsemane.
Luke 22:35-38 says:
35. And He said to them, “When I sent you out without purse and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And they said, “No, nothing.”
36. And He said to them, “But now, let him who has a purse take it along, likewise, also a bag, and let him who has no sword sell his robe and buy one.”
37. “For I tell you, that this which is written must be fulfilled in Me, ‘and He was numbered with transgressors’; for that which refers to Me has its fulfillment.”
38. And they said, “Lord, look, here are two swords.: And He said to them, “It is enough.”
NASB
On September 25, 2014 at 9:24 am, Bobbye said:
Exodus 22:2-3 if not separated from verse 1 is likely not talking about the death of the thief but rather the death of what the thief was stealing. http://biblehub.com/interlinea…
And it would be the thief that has the bloodguilt, or not. In Esther the Jehudite was permitted to, and in fact did defend themselves with ‘assault weapons’, as also did the Maccabees. There is a much better case to be made that God is a’gin government than against self-defense.
In error I posted this under ” Wicomico County Sheriff”