The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Why did he tell them to get some swords?

Give me a break..... will ya? Where did I even hint that I was questioning your character or intelligence? What I wrote was, "Evidently, you have no real experience with individuals who would do you harm??" Some of us are just as committed to living our lives under the authority of God's Word as you are. And we are just as convinced from our study of the Word and from the works of other reliable men that pacifism as you are espousing it is not taught in Scripture. The question, albeit rhetorical (notice the double ??), addressed the issue of real life experiences with people who have tried to harm you or even take your life. The fact is, I have... on several occasions. I have had people who were high on drugs try to break into my home. And yes, I both prayed and called the RCMP for assistance. They took 40 minutes to arrive. But if you think that "love your enemies" translates into allowing such evil individuals to break into your home, assault you, rape your wife, molest your children, etc., I think you have totally misunderstood what the Lord means and are sadly mistaken. Loving my children includes using physical punishment to discipline them. And loving my enemies may include physically subduing them so as to protect my body, family and possessions. My children never had to fear that their father would stand in the corner and pray while some crazed pedophile sexually molested them.

In His grace,