Subject: You shall not Murder, then told too?? |
Bible Note: Then this brings us "full circle" then with your original comment on my note: "In context, Jesus was telling his disciples that if they lacked faith in His ability to provide for their needs then they should buy a sword and thus use it to take what they needed--note that none of them ever did such a thing." It appears to me that you are attempting to make the case that Jesus gave His tacit approval for them to use the sword to steal, and if need be, kill in order to obtain their necessities. If this is not what you intended to state, then I failed to see your original point. And what other legitimate purpose could these swords have served? While I could certainly be wrong on this interpretation of this particular passage, it certainly seems to me to be a good case for self-defense. And your statement about the disciples splitting up after the ascension would tend to validate one of my points that 2 swords are "enough" for an individual, not necessarily the entire group. |