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None of which provides a shred of support for the absurd claim I responded to.ANNUAL GUN VIOLENCE IMPACTING PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE U.S.
What rock have you been living under? Of all the clueless things I've ever heard someone say, this in the top 1%.When people are up in arms because people are asking for a possible limit to the number of 30 round magazines. Like, who are you expecting to attack you?
Guns, guns, guns.
Awful....
Some folks assume that Non-Resistant believers should just stand by and do nothing while a violent situation happens upon them? This is simply not the case.
Believers have many non-violent options available to them. They can run, hold the attacker (so as to let your loved ones run), employ aikido (martial arts that seeks to prevent injury by the attacker), pray, rebuke them in the name of Jesus Christ, etc.
Again, here is the teaching in the New Testament that folks need to address (Opinions and or human experience is irrelevant if it contradicts Scripture).
New Testament Scripture That Supports Nonresistance:
John 18:36 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.
Matthew 26:52-53
52 Then Jesus told him, "Put your sword back in its place because all who take up a sword will perish by a sword.
53 Or do you think that I cannot call on My Father, and He will provide Me at once with more than 12 legions of angels?
Matthew 5:44-45
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Luke 6:27-29
27 But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you,
28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.
29 If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also;
Luke 6:35 But love your enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.
Matthew 5:39 But I say to you, Do not make use of force against an evil man; but to him who gives you a blow on the right side of your face let the left be turned. -Bible in Basic English
Luke 12:22 And he said to his disciples, "Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat, nor about your body, what you shall put on.
Matthew 7:12 In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.
1 Peter 3:8-9
8 Finally, all of you, have unity of spirit, sympathy, love of the brethren, a tender heart and a humble mind.
9 Do not return evil for evil or reviling for reviling; but on the contrary bless, for to this you have been called, that you may obtain a blessing.
Romans 12:17-21
17 Never repay anyone evil for evil. Take thought for what is right and gracious and proper in the sight of everyone. - AMP
18 and do your best to live at peace with everyone. - CEV
19 Christian brothers, never pay back someone for the bad he has done to you. Let the anger of God take care of the other person. - NLV for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
20 Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. - KJV
1 Thessalonians 5:15 See that none of you repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to all.
1 Peter 2:21-23
21 For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
22 He committed no sin; no guile was found on his lips.
23 When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten; but he trusted to him who judges justly.
Ephesians 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
2 Corinthians 10:4 We do not use those things to fight with that the world uses. We use the things God gives to fight with and they have power. Those things God gives to fight with destroy the strong-places of the devil.
Luke 3:14 Do violence to no man,
John 8:7 But when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her.
Matthew 10:28-31
28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground without your Father’s will.
30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows.
Luke 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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 afraid.
Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.
James 3:18 The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
Romans 10:15. How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore . . . having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 4:1-3
1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Hebrews 12:14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord
Romans 16:20 The God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly.
2 Corinthians 13:11 Finally, brethren ... be perfected; be comforted; be of the same mind; live in peace: and the God of love and peace shall be with you.
Philippians 4:7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus
Galatians 1:13 - For ye have heard of my conversation in time past in the Jews' religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the church of God, and wasted it.
2 Timothy 3:12 - Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution
1 Peter 4:12-16
12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:
13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy.
14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a busybody in other men's matters.
16 Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind...
Matthew 5:10 - Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
1 Corinthians 13:3 - and though I give my body to be burned, and have not love, it profits me nothing.
Philippians 1:21 - For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Revelation 13:10 - He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.
Popular Common Objections:
Luke 22:36 is a popular objection because Jesus tells his disciples to buy a sword.
Here is a great article explaining this one in great detail.
ClearBibleAnswers.org - WHY did Jesus ask His disciples to BUY A SWORD? He said: “he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one”. (Luke 22:36)
As for John the Baptist's silence on not telling the soldiers to quite the military in Luke 3:10-14 (Which is similar to Jesus's encounter with the Roman Centurion - Luke 7:1-10):
Check out this article here:
Did John the Baptist tell repentant soldiers to leave the military?
As for Jesus not telling the Roman Centurion not to quite the military or to do no more violence in Luke 7:1-10:
Well, you have to realize that salvation did not go out unto the Gentiles yet. They first preached the gospel to Israel first.
As for Romans 13:4 that says,
...for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.
This is talking about how unbelieving authorities or nations (like a government's leaders, armies, and police) who are God's ministers to execute wrath or judgment on those who do evil. This is not talking about believers because it is telling the reader to be subject unto this higher powers (Romans 13:1). It does not tell the reader that they are these higher powers. The reader that Paul is writing to are believers (not the higher powers who are in authority whereby we are to be subject unto). In fact, God used both Assyria and Babylon to punish His people. So we can see that these nations were God's ministers of justice (Which would be in line with what is said in Romans 13).
Also, please note, Jesus said: But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also. And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. If anyone forces you to go one mile, go with them two miles. Matthew 5:39-41
Why is it okay for people to protect their loved ones, but some people think it is not okay to protect yourself?
I do not have any children or a wife. So, I don't know what it is like to have that protective feeling, like parents do. But when I talk about buying a gun to protect myself, some people tell me that I am wrong. Don't I have the right to love myself the way you love your family?
Update: This was not news. I meant to put this in Christian Advice. Oops
So, I asked the staff to move it. Sorry about that.
It saves lives when applicable. They do not want that many rounds for duck hunting.When people are up in arms because people are asking for a possible limit to the number of 30 round magazines. Like, who are you expecting to attack you? People just like to feel like tuff guys like "nobody can mess with me man, I got guns"
I know people from Australia who find you not being truthful. You country fell for the mad-man gun massacre ploy and surrendered its freedom because of some mad man killed a group of people. We resisted that here in the United States because common sense prevailed.
When you say "everyone" do you believe the "bad guys" will abide with these strict gun control measures aswell?
Well, my belief as a proud 50 year member of the NRA is that these "bad guys' will never ever not have guns, so there will always be a need to own a gun. As a survivor of a mass shooting, the last thing I want is having only a stick to protect myself or my family when being attacked by a bad guy with a gun. I want to have a fighting chance!
Do you honestly believe your government will guarantee that strict gun control laws will keep guns out of the hands of outlaws? There is a reason they are called "outlaws" you know.
MOLON LABE!
Freedom of what exactly?
20 years here with no mass shootings
verses 9 pages of mass shootings in the US just for 2020
Mass Shootings in 2020 | Gun Violence Archive
Figures don't lie.
Guns cause death, that is common sense.
Look into the figures, yes even the 'bad guys' are far less likely to be carrying a gun here.
20 years we have had no mass shooting and on my post above I posted a link to 9 pages of mass shootings in the US just for 2020. You survived which is great, but here you wouldn't have needed to have even gone through that.
Second Amendment!
Second Amendment!
Second Amendment!
I realize you being a Brit and all, you have a hard time understanding how important the Second Amendment is to most Americans. Our fore Fathers put it there so we will never have to go through what we did under the likes of your King George III ever again.
No...... it's called freedom!
Molon Labe!
Lack of guns will cause massive deaths when the time is right for an a enemy to make his move. Your nation is being left alone as propaganda for other nations to see and follow.
Exactly so why are you so relaiant on physical weapons?Remember, we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
But against demon rulers who are playing the world like its a chessboard. If your nation had many outbreaks after banning guns? Other nations that are to be brought under control would take heed and resist. You are enjoying a false peace at the moment.
"For our struggle is not against human opponents, but against rulers,
authorities, cosmic powers in the darkness around us, and evil spiritual
forces in the heavenly realm."
Ephesians 6:12
You think your nation would be attacked while there are other strong nations who are able to come to your aid?
The USA has no one to come to our aid if we should become so stupid as to defy our own Constitution that gives citizens the right to bear arms. We are going to remain free as far as most Americans are concerned.
So, let other countries be weakened internally as they are used and manipulated by principalities and powers to try to bait us to change our wise ways. Our founding fathers understood how power mad elitists think, and created a system to keep them in check.
Its a spiritual war we are in. People are being duped and conned all the time because they remain ignorant of what the Bible warns about....
"When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house,
his possessions are safe." Luke 11:21
You do not believe the words of Jesus........
I guess you don't need a reason other than wanting to feel tuff Especially when the stats show more kids are killed than saved by guns......Ye-haw more guns over here, not enough kids are dead from gunshot wounds.None of which provides a shred of support for the absurd claim I responded to.
What rock have you been living under? Of all the clueless things I've ever heard someone say, this in the top 1%.
You are pushing a race riot narrative? Now I know exactly what most of these gun people fear. When the renegade blacks and Mexicans come for us we need our guns. BTW I leave not more than a few blocks from where the incident occurred that set people off. There were more white people lighting fires than anybody. Police pulled over a car van with white guys and cases of Molotov cocktails in the back. I saw with my own two eyes, no news story and I know what I saw. Whites have been clamoring for this nationwide race war. All the Aryan Nation videos especially it's like their rapture they all believe in.Guess what small businesses were spared damage during the recent race riots?
We have the Army, Navy, Airforce and police force for that.
You are pushing a race riot narrative? Now I know exactly what most of these gun people fear. When the renegade blacks and Mexicans come for us we need our guns. BTW I leave not more than a few blocks from where the incident occurred that set people off. There were more white people lighting fires than anybody.
Guns are for adults.I guess you don't need a reason other than wanting to feel tuff Especially when the stats show more kids are killed than saved by guns......Ye-haw more guns over here, not enough kids are dead from gunshot wounds.
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