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kauboy wrote:

flintknapper wrote:This position is of their own making, it is NOT biblically supported. That should make a difference to Christians.

Your absolutely right, its not. Yet that is exactly how a friend of mine interprets it. He has outright told me that he would make no attempts to stop the rape and murder of his wife or the killing of his child. He believes that it is "just their time". And that they will be with God soon after.

To be consistent with that belief, I hope he eschews doctors, medicine (even OTC), seatbelts, smoke alarms, fire extinguishers...



Kevin

I have a few friends who are Christian pacifists. They believe it is always, 100% of the time, against the teachings of Jesus to use force against another person, no matter what the circumstances. They would even reject anyone using force on their behalf in their defense (whether it's me, the Army, or the police).

If I am to be martyred for my faith, I would gladly go to the arms of God. However, laying down my life to a mugger or burglar is not going to spread the Gospel through my blood.

For those friends who reject violence even in self defense, I'm reminded of the tale of the "faithful" person who drowned in a flood waiting for God to save him. God said, "I sent you a truck, and a boat, and a helicopter! What did you want?!"

God gave us tools, the brains to create and use them, and His Spirit to tell us right from wrong. Sometimes, you just gotta trust the voice in your heart.

Kevin