Matthew 26:52 Matthew 5:9 Hebrews 12:14,19 Romans 12:18 Galatians 5:22 There are people who think of themselves as the executioner who wields their sword for Christ. Christ said that his kingdom was not yet for if it was then his servants would fight. John 18:36 These executioners perceive themselves as a spiritual warrior who must defend their idea of what they think the true faith is. If you disagree with them they will cut you to pieces with their sword. They think they are perfect and see anyone who isn’t of their views as imperfect and need to taste their steel. They insult, they use grandiloquence to impress and quote scriptures they don’t understand. They resemble the crusaders of old fighting for Christianity that was not Christianity at all. They are soldiers of Babylon masquerading as soldiers for Christ. They are able to deceive the simple minded to follow them in their folly.
The time for true Christians to pick up the sword is yet future at the return of Christ, not now. Psalm 149 This understanding escapes these current swordsmen who in their own deception will eventually fall on their own sword. Hebrews 12:14 says to persue peace not war. The one who lives by the sword dies by the sword. The one living today by the sword needs to beat their swords into plowshares. Unconverted Peter used his sword to cut off the ear of the high priest’s servant, but what did Jesus tell Peter. Matthew 26:52,53,54 Peters ignorant act was going against what the scriptures said needed to be fulfilled. This is exactly what these ignorant swordsmen do today. They go against the teachings of Christ while thinking they are his soldiers to defend him. This is a prime example of misguided zeal, a small amount of knowledge without wisdom that makes this sort of person dangerous. Proverbs 3:31 Matthew 5:5 Luke 6:27,28 “To those of you who will listen” , violent men, swordsmen, executioners do not listen. Psalm 11:5 The weak minded who agree with the swordsman are being led into a way that is not good. Proverbs 16:29 Proverbs 24:1,2 Proverbs 3:31 These are warnings to weak minded followers of violent executioners, know this, executioners deserve no sympathy and will receive none from Christ.
True Christian soldiers have their marching orders; love, peace, kindness, forgiving, merciful, humble, meekness that are the exact opposite of the swordsman. Think on it.
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