I have some serious reconsiderations now on this topic. Ideally we should pray and have peace. But God has not forced peace, wholesome holy shalom on the hearts and minds of men. God is not coercive even when men wish to do evil. God allows for us to choose, and the freedom we choose will define our everlasting souls.
The Apostle Paul wrote that we should "be at peace with all men as much as is possible." When peace is IMPOSSIBLE, as it is fast becoming today in Europe and the USA, we will have to choose wisely how to respond to those who disturb the peace with suicide vests, guns of all kinds, with jetliners and now Mack trucks. Or we will have to simply accept the consequences of being ruled by those who will take peace from us.
Ideally, God can use the armies and constabularies of the nations to keep those who wish true peace from all harm. Will this ideal as it has been experienced much in the USA continue? We MUST pray. Should we , should I take up weapons to defend myself, my family, my neighbor and my countrymen? Why don't you tell me?
Here is what I wrote on March 11 last year:
Christians don't go to war with swords and guns. Jesus came to fulfill the law and the prophets and he did it how? By defending the lost sheep of the House of Israel? No.
John18:36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world:
if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should
not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Did he send an Israeli Army out to convert the gentiles to
Christianity? No. Jesus did not even defend His own sinless flesh! He did not
call on Father 12 legions of angels.
Mathew 26:51 And behold, one of them that were with Jesus
stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and smote the servant of the high
priest, and struck off his ear. 52 Then saith Jesus unto him, Put up again thy
sword into its place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the
sword. 53 Or thinkest thou that I cannot beseech my Father, and he shall even
now send me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 How then should the
scriptures be fulfilled that thus it must be?
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give unto you:
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled,
neither let it be fearful.
The world "gets peace" not gives peace, and it
keeps it by bearing the sword and gun and by using them. And yet God Himself
governs the outcomes.
2 Corinthians 10:4 for the weapons of
our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of
strongholds
Luke 24:49 And behold, I send
forth the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city, until ye be
clothed with power from on high.
A reason I believe this, more and more each day is because
when the "church" if it was the church, wed the state and began to
exercise national and international military and economic power, the
"church's" abuses were so notorious and to rival Rome before Jesus
came to Israel in the flesh. PRAY AND DO GOOD. LEAVE WAR TO GOD IN HEAVEN
Acts 10:37...you yourselves know what happened throughout
all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went
about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was
with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the
Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but
God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 not to all the
people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank
with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach to the
people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the
living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who
believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”
LEAVE WAR TO GOD IN HEAVEN.
Romans 13:1 ...For
there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted
by God. 2 Therefore whoever resists the authorities resists what God has
appointed, and those who resist will incur judgment. 3 For rulers are not a
terror to good conduct, but to bad. Would you have no fear of the one who is in
authority? Then do what is good, and you will receive his approval, 4 for he is
God's servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not
bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries
out God's wrath on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore one must be in subjection, not
only to avoid God's wrath but also for the sake of conscience.
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