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NASB | Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 6:28 bless and show kindness to those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. |
Subject: Islam the religion that hates Christians |
Bible Note: Hi, Lionheart... Yes, sometimes violence is an appropriate action, even for the individual. For example, preventing our families from harm using a firearm. The distinction among believers, of course, is that once the evil deed is prevented, we immediately call an ambulance. Furthermore, the government is specifically authorized by God to use violence in preventing what is evil and promoting what is good (Romans 13). (You might be interested in the early church's deliberation on this topic called the "just war theory.") I am not addressing the painfully obvious aspects of our cultural, social, economic, and political circumstances. There is great evil out there and greater evil yet to come. Those things demand our proper, right, and immediate attention -- and praying about it goes without saying. Note in the posts about this all the external references. My question has to do with what is going on internally (Mark 7:21). If I understand passages like 1 Peter 4:17, obedience to the Gospel is an out and out essential. If I don't get that down pat, what difference will all the flag waving make? In Him, Doc |