Dear Editor,
King David used a slingshot to defeat big Goliath.
What must we use to defend ourselves from 'wicked-hearted' criminals? A gun? An arrow? A spear or a javelin?
Seriously speaking, I believe that if some persons who have been killed by criminals had something to defend themselves some of them would b alive today.
Some years ago, a highly respected man of God, who was in his early 60s at the time, was approached by a lone gunman at his store. He had to shoot the gunman dead before the gunman could kill him. So, God delivered him and saved his life.
So then, the big question is should Christians carry guns?
If the answer is yes, is it be a no-confidence in God to protect them?
Many of us are familiar with these Bible verses: "No weapon formed against thee shall prosper," and "The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord." But with so many doors already being kicked down, and people being killed like dogs, what protective devices do we have to stave off the assaults from these brutal wretches?
As humans with wavering faith and fate, and with the crime monster getting bigger and bigger than Goliath, and stronger and stronger than Samson, and wiser and wiser than the Government, we really have to wonder if the sword of faith is all we need.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
'Sword in hand'
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King David used a slingshot to defeat big Goliath.
What must we use to defend ourselves from 'wicked-hearted' criminals? A gun? An arrow? A spear or a javelin?
Seriously speaking, I believe that if some persons who have been killed by criminals had something to defend themselves some of them would b alive today.
Some years ago, a highly respected man of God, who was in his early 60s at the time, was approached by a lone gunman at his store. He had to shoot the gunman dead before the gunman could kill him. So, God delivered him and saved his life.
So then, the big question is should Christians carry guns?
If the answer is yes, is it be a no-confidence in God to protect them?
Many of us are familiar with these Bible verses: "No weapon formed against thee shall prosper," and "The steps of a righteous man are ordered by the Lord." But with so many doors already being kicked down, and people being killed like dogs, what protective devices do we have to stave off the assaults from these brutal wretches?
As humans with wavering faith and fate, and with the crime monster getting bigger and bigger than Goliath, and stronger and stronger than Samson, and wiser and wiser than the Government, we really have to wonder if the sword of faith is all we need.
Donald J McKoy
donaldmckoy2010@hotmail.com
'Sword in hand'
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