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Via email from the Family Research Council:
A primary use of guns is self-defense, which is specifically sanctioned in the Old Testament. “If a thief is caught in the act of breaking into a house and is struck and killed in the process, the person who killed the thief is not guilty of murder” (Exodus 22:2).
Self-defense and the defense of others is good because every person has inherent value and dignity. Because Satan is constantly seeking to kill, steal, and destroy (John 10:10) Christians are called to defend that which Satan attacks (Psalm 82:3-4; Proverbs 31:8-9; Isaiah 1:17; 1 Timothy 5:8).
It’s true that Jesus instructed his followers to “turn the other cheek” (Matthew 5:44), but the slap on the cheek Jesus was encouraging Christians not to retaliate against was essentially an insult. It would be inconsistent with the rest of Scripture to interpret it as a prohibition from ever defending or protecting yourself.
Indeed, when Peter cut off a man’s ear in defense of Jesus, Jesus knew the swords were present (Luke 22:37-39) and condemned the use of the sword — not the fact that it existed. He told Peter, “Put the sword back in its place,” not “throw it away.”
Christians should obey laws regulating the ownership and use of weapons — provided those laws do not prevent us from being able to protect ourselves should the need arise. There is no biblical reason that the specifications of your car can be regulated but the specifications of your gun cannot.
Gosh, that last bit sure seems like the FRC is okay with banning assault weapons.
There’s no consensus about the right response to the more than 600 mass shootings in the U.S. for each of the past three years. But as Christians, the goal is not only to think constitutionally but to think biblically.https://t.co/fPSL5oBHTr
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