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Originally Posted by shrubbery
Lot of cowboy-attitudes in here.
I can't see how you can rationalize taking another persons life just to save yourself a few bruises and maybe a few dollars?
Where's the christian attitudes and moral that you're spewing on us in all the other threadhs? I'm sure a lot of the 46 (so far..) that went for "kill him" consider themselves christian.
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I will answer this question, since I "spew" on occasion.
I think that "forgiveness" is the primary trait that Christians are called to practice, not submitting to robbery.
I also acknowledge that he told Peter "those who live by the sword shall die by the sword" when Peter tried to defend him.
I don't think there is a good answer and it is a problem I struggle with.
Taken to its extreme, the Hitlers and Stalins would rule the world while the Jews and anyone else who gets in their way will die horrible deaths.