The Christian and Self-Defense
Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 11:31 pm
Hello,
You know, I've been thinking for a while about the Christian and self-defense. What I mean is, do you think that when a Christian stands for the truth, and it ends with someone getting angry and possibly lead to a physical attack, that the Christian has a right to fight back physically? I look at Jesus sufferings (Matthew 26:67), Paul the apostle's suffering (2 Corinthians 11:23-28), and Stephen, the first Christian martyr's suffering (Acts 7:54-60), and then I ask, "are these supposed to be bore the same way today"? You know that enduring physical attack is something we rarely see today (of course because of our law in this country toward freedom of religion).
So, are there any thoughts on this? The only thing I can think of now is that if I see that someone around me is in real physical danger, then I will probably fight for them, and pray that I didn't go to far. But, as far as it happening to me "personally", I haven't come to a complete conclusion as to whether God will hold me accountable.
Thank you, again.....
You know, I've been thinking for a while about the Christian and self-defense. What I mean is, do you think that when a Christian stands for the truth, and it ends with someone getting angry and possibly lead to a physical attack, that the Christian has a right to fight back physically? I look at Jesus sufferings (Matthew 26:67), Paul the apostle's suffering (2 Corinthians 11:23-28), and Stephen, the first Christian martyr's suffering (Acts 7:54-60), and then I ask, "are these supposed to be bore the same way today"? You know that enduring physical attack is something we rarely see today (of course because of our law in this country toward freedom of religion).
So, are there any thoughts on this? The only thing I can think of now is that if I see that someone around me is in real physical danger, then I will probably fight for them, and pray that I didn't go to far. But, as far as it happening to me "personally", I haven't come to a complete conclusion as to whether God will hold me accountable.
Thank you, again.....