While watching a video clip about a car dealer who was giving away a firearm with each car purchase, I heard a left wing news reader spewing forth her usual liberal bias but this time she made a statement and the person she was trying to embarrass had an interesting answer albeit one that I disagreed with.
She took a page from the Conservative belief manual and asked the pro gun, 2d Amendment advocate “What would Jesus Do?” The man answered that they didn’t have guns back then but he is sure that Jesus would have carried a sword.
Actually I don’t think Jesus would have carried any weapon, today he would fall into the category of a “conscientious objector” but he would have served. We are very aware that Jesus’ disciples carried swords and that they used them. Much more learned men than me have debated and philosophized about Jesus and his use of the word “sword” in His teachings.
My personal beliefs are that Jesus is the sword in the battle of good versus evil on the spiritual plane. You have to remember that Jesus Himself separated actions into the worldly and the spiritual. He advocated to his disciples that they stand up for themselves against tyranny and that they protect others. And I believe that that is the purpose of the 2d Amendment.
Owning and carrying a firearm is not “living by the sword” in my opinion. That phrase means living for violence not protecting yourself or others. If you own and/or carry a firearm you have a great responsibility. Knowing when and how to apply deadly force is not easy, it requires training and the proper mind-set.
When I had to pull the trigger I relied on three things, in this order, God, my gun and my training. Our forefathers understood human nature and knew that if the populace was disarmed that only tyranny would rule. That is why we have the 2d Amendment. The 2d Amendment gives us not only the right to bear arms but the responsibility to bear arms in order to prevent oppression. Carrying a weapon to protect yourself and others is not only a right but it is the patriotic thing to do.
None of us is perfect. The last perfect person on Earth was Jesus and we all know what the politicians did to Him.
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August 18th, 2009 - 11:45 am
Well done.
You’ve explained this much more respectfully and patiently than I would have.
The “WWJD” questions as applied to politics have been added to a developing note I’m keeping on Facebook entitled “Who Would Jesus Torture, and other Asinine Discussions I’ll not be Participating in (Anymore)”
From now on, anyone who seriously wants to discuss politics with me from the perspective of how Jesus would have handled that exact same situation during the 33 years that he was on this earth as a man needs to be wearing a robe and sandals, living a celibate life, eating a Kosher diet, foregoing the luxuries of a home and steady income, and limiting his transportation choices to two or four feet (no wheels, even though those were available at the time). He should also be prepared to willing die in the most humiliating and inhumane manner, through no fault of his own, to save the world.