And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off his ear. Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword(Matthew 26:51-52).
Jesus told the disciple that tried to defend Him in the garden to put his sword away,for they that use the sword shall perisah with the sword.
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also(Matthew 5:39).
Jesus said to resist not evil,which is physical.If someone attacks you,you are not to fight back.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves(Matthew 10:16).
Jesus said to be harmless as doves.
And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell(Matthew 10:28).
Jesus said do not fear them that can kill the body,but can do no more.
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints(Revelation 13:7;10).
The beast kingdom will attack the saints,and God says not to fight back,for however you fight back it will come back to you,because you are acting like the world that fights over their beliefs.This is the patience and the faith of the saints to endure this.
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good(Romans 12:19-21).
God said it plainly,do not avenge yourself,but let God take care of those situations.God said precious is the death of His saints for they will be with Him.
Other than saving our skin,which we will be more zealous to fight if someone attacks someone we love,which is a tactic used by the mafia,we do not like to be called a wimp,for we might say who do you think you are,I will show you who is the toughest around here,but that is coming from the flesh.
It is hard to put up with people attacking you,especially if you are in to physical fitness like power lifting,or martial arts,when you feel you could take on 5 of them that are attacking you,but you have to endure it.Our flesh wants to rear it's ugly head,for we do not like being called a wimp,and we want to show them who's boss.
If someone is 350 pounds,competing in strong man competitions,and has to put up with someone that is not near his strength level,or fighting ability,that can be hard to resist not whipping his butt,and taking it,because we do not want to be a wimp in their eyes,especially if we are big and strong,and if someone attacks our family we want to fight back because we cannot stand the idea of anyone we love getting hurt,so it is hard to resist not whipping their butt,and taking it.
But God said that it is in His hands,and we are to not fight back if we,or anyone we love gets attacked.God can handle the situation by touching the person's heart to leave off fighting against you,and nothing can happen unless God allows it,that is why God said do not rebel against government,because they can only rule because God allows it to rule.
Nothing can happen unless God allows it,and they could not touch Jesus,or harm Him,until the time came,so if God does not want you to be harmed,it will not happen,and if it does,there has to be a reason.
If someone is being hypocritical in their walk with God,they might not get the protection they need.If someone is presecuted for the name Jesus,then it is a testimony that the person will not deny Christ.If someone is living for God rightly,and attacked and die,they are then with the Lord.God will not let anybody harm you unless there is a reason,for God wants you to labor for the kingdom of God,and He does not want anybody to interfere with that,especially if you are making a big difference.
As far as owning a gun,you can own one for hunting,for what's the difference between a bow and gun when hunting for food,and a gun would be more humane,for there is not as much suffering,if any.
