There's a place for both natural and spiritual methods in life because we have spiritual and natural needs.and reconcile it to .. the weapons of OUR warfare are not carnal but spiritual ... we do not war against flesh and blood .. being taught to fight by the Lord under a life in the HOLY SPIRIT ..(spirit not flesh) is learning as the lord teaches us ..how to fight in the spiritual ..never the carnal .to fight flesh with flesh will only ever bear the fruits of the flesh .
try and bear witness to the love of God to the mother whose son you just killed via an aggressive defensive act (even though it be legally justified )
martial arts has usurped a place into many christian lives.. it just has no rightful place in a Holy Spirit filled life ..for we are called to walk after the Spirit (of GOD) not in the ways of the spirit of this world .
when we use the scripture to promote the outer carnal action and we ignore the eternal aspect of the Spiritual realm ..we miss the point .
Otherwise we wouldn't need to eat or sleep or shower. Which we won't have to do in heaven BTW.
"And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:19
"Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." - 1 Thessalonians 5:23
There are instances where God's people were told HE would do ALL the fighting for them, but there's other instances where HE told them to fight AND HE would fight for them.
They were also told NOT to fight without HIM.
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