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Does Open Carry Cause Problems?

FenderTL5

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It’s part of the verse. Jesus tells the disciples to, if necessary, sell their cloaks to buy the sword.
His instruction to buy a sword was not a call to violence or rebellion, but a sober reminder that they were entering a dangerous and uncertain time
 
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His instruction to buy a sword was not a call to violence or rebellion, but a sober reminder that they were entering a dangerous and uncertain time
It was not a call to violence and no where did I argued that. They were indeed entering an uncertain and dangerous time which parallels the reason why we carry a firearm for protection these days.
 
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Just a related map for information on the subject:
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What do you think being counted among wrong doers mean?
It means what it says, but it does not say, "Because they will be counted among the lawless." or "wrongdoers" if you prefer.
 
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It means what it says, but it does not say, "Because they will be counted among the lawless." or "wrongdoers" if you prefer.
But that is literally what the verse says. I’m not sure where you are going with this.
 
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But that is literally what the verse says. I’m not sure where you are going with this.
Here's a hint....

Isaiah 53:12
Therefore, will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
 
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