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Sean (Mongoose) · 4w
Guess Satan was behind Gideon, King Jehu, Judas Maccabeus, Oliver Cromwell, William of Orange and every other example when godly men took over government by force ๐Ÿ˜ฌ
Duncan Cary Palmer profile picture
Hello Fren,

Thanks for chiming in.๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ˜€

You are correct, in part, but have confused and conflated disparate examples.

Gideon: 100% "of Yahweh" in his faith-based acts.
Jehu: King BY CONCESSION after Israel rejected Yahweh as King (1 Samuel 8:7)
Judas Maccabeus: AT BEST, similar to Jehu.
Cromwell, William of Orange, et. al....

After Jesus was enthroned, ALL who claim a "right" to rule by violence are antithetical to his Kingdom, and have strayed from The Way... As such, they prove themselves minions of satan, despite any disingenuous claims to Christianity.

https://peakd.com/anarchy/@creatr/human-governments-are-satanic

What is The Way Jesus taught, and the apostles died for to teach us?๐Ÿค”

100% voluntary, peaceful, decentralized/local, self governing communities, allegiant to none but the true head of The Body, King Jesus himself. His Kingdom is "not of this world;" it operates on entirely different principles:

https://peakd.com/kingdom/@creatr/the-state-or-god-s-kingdom-a-comparison-chart

https://peakd.com/politics/@creatr/a-sola-the-reformers-missed-sola-ecclesia
The Beave · 4w
Amen.
Sean (Mongoose) · 4w
I guess we will have to respectfully disagree then ๐Ÿ˜… The church and state are entirely different God ordained institutions with different purposes in society, and I believe you are unfortunately conflating them in your summary ๐Ÿ™ Paul clearly articulates the legitimacy of state violence when ...