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Can a Christian defend himself and others?

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Yes, according to John the Baptizer, Luke 3:

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”
John didn't tell them to quit their jobs.

God uses his army, Matthew 22:

7 The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
Some centurions in the NT became Christians and I don't think they quit their day jobs.

If it bothers your conscience to be a soldier, you may want to quit.

Jesus taught us to love, violence is the last resort.

See also Thou shalt not kill or murder?
 
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Everything Has Its Time​

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (New King James Version)

1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:

2 A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;

3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;

4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;

6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;

7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;

8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
 
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