tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148526714710559091.post6930743726932765386..comments2024-03-22T05:19:30.667-04:00Comments on Confronted by God: Guns kill peopleben wakefieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14404203152939927689noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148526714710559091.post-26291078303590478332012-03-28T16:52:03.795-04:002012-03-28T16:52:03.795-04:00Living by the sword has more to do with profiting ...Living by the sword has more to do with profiting from violence than from carrying or employing a weapon. Jesus didn't tell the Centurion to quit his job so carrying and using a weapon is not the issue.<br /><br />From the accounts I've heard, Trayvon broke Zimmerman's nose and bashed his head against the concrete--by legal standards, that situation not only qualified for the Stand Your Ground ruling but also Self Defense. The problem was not that Zimmerman was carrying a weapon, but that Trayvon, probably through a youthful lack of forethought, attacked a stranger and died for it.<br /><br />Car accidents kill far more teenagers and young people in the US than guns but nobody is trying to ban cars--because cars aren't the problem. It's the people operating the machine that are responsible. The courts will decide if Zimmerman acted within the law but so far it appears that Trayvon died not because of a gun, but because he let his anger overpower his judgment.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974800778388523304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148526714710559091.post-61602261130289896702012-03-28T16:02:37.441-04:002012-03-28T16:02:37.441-04:00When Jesus said "if you live by the sword, yo...When Jesus said "if you live by the sword, you die by the sword" I believe he was referring to violence in general, not specifically long sharp metal objects. Fighting back, whether with fists or with guns, is not how we live at peace in this world. I understand where there are times one would want to defend their own life or the lives of their loved ones. I just think that too many Christians rush to violence quickly instead of turning the other cheek. More often than not, these are the same people who carry a firearm for protection or who immediately pull a gun on an intruder. <br /><br />In a town a few miles away, a man called the cops on an underage drinking party happening next door. When the kids all ran away, one of them broke into his porch to hide. The man responded by confronting the intruder with gun drawn. The kid came forward with his hand up and the man shot him in the chest, killing him. In so many of these situations, if we leave guns out of the equation, no one would have been killed. If this man had only a knife or a club, the kid would almost surely still be alive. With a gun, all it takes is the flick of a finger to end a life.Derek TBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148526714710559091.post-41944463404939518492012-03-28T11:17:22.675-04:002012-03-28T11:17:22.675-04:00I respectfully disagree... kind of.
Less people ...I respectfully disagree... kind of.<br /><br />Less people would die from guns. However, all a man needs to kill another is the intent and his bare hands. Guns are tools. Vilifying inanimate objects does nothing but to spread illogical fear of those objects.<br /><br />What I do agree with is that if Jesus truly did exist in the hearts of more people, there would be less people using those tools to kill others.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01719411975903937087noreply@blogger.com