I reworded it...trying one more time....
The time of the ancients has passed...the covenant is renewed.
"But I tell you not to stand up against someone who does you wrong. On the contrary, if someone hits you on the right cheek, let him hit you on the left cheek too!" Matthew 5:39
"Y'shua said to him, “Put your sword back where it belongs, for everyone who lives by the sword will die by the sword." Matthew 26:52
"Whoever aims at preserving his own life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will save it." Luke 17:33
"The earth has been given to the power of the wicked;
He covers the faces of its judges —
if it isn’t He, then who is it?" Job 9:24
"This world is not our home" Hebrews 13:14
So the real question is....
WHY would you be willing to take up the sword to stay?
To know where your heart is, look where your mind goes when it wanders.
A rock in bad hands killed Abel. A rock in good hands killed Goliath. It isn't about the rock.
A true warrior fights not because he hates the one in front of him, but because he loves those behind him.
INTP-A