Pastor Mike wrote: Hey Lurker, I know I give you a hard time, but just wanted to say that I do appreciate the things you write. Your posts are high quality and genuinely get me to think. I'll remember this discussion for a long time. Thanks so much.
Looks like you may have had a wasted theological education if what Lurker wrote is new to you!
Lurker wrote: ..I doubt your interest is in discovering the truth but to make God out to be an unjust monster and trip up God fearing Christians who are less mature in the faith. ..
Hit the nail on the head!
We know from Romans 1 that the spiritually blind suppress the truth. It's not that they don't know; just that they don't want to acknowledge it because it would then have a claim on their lives.
And that is the basic problem with PM - he is a rebell and wishes to die rebellious!
Why is he on SA? Good question! Maybe feeling pangs of guilt - bit like Judas!
Unprofitable Servant wrote: There is a biblical warrant, David's life was threatened by Goliath and he used the weapons available to kill his enemy. Also, are you saying we must have a Biblical warrant for everything we do?? Like where is the one for brushing your teeth?? Trying to make sure I understand.
Was said tongue in cheek to John UK.
But since you ask, are you saying that brushing teeth and taking a life are morally equivalent so that we don't need a biblical warrant for either?
John UK wrote: Who said anything about not protecting a loved one from attack? The issue is whether guns are the right thing to possess; and it may be that the situation in America is vastly different from over here.
But if a loved one is threatened by a gun totting murderer and you have the opportunity to defend with a gun, do make sure that you have a biblical warrant before reaching for the gun for defense.
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