Read the whole passage. 🤷‍♂️

You clearly don't know the whole Bible.

And yes, that's exactly why the world is a mess.

Yup.

Humans *are* manipulating weather, though.

Just offering a slight correction.

Also, He will be returning with a sword in His mouth. He's a King. He will defeat evil with the hosts of heaven. Depending on your reading of Revelation, that may likely include us believers. Waging war. That's pretty effing violent, in case you didn't know.

Also, since you don't seem to be aware, "The Angel of The Lord" is Jesus in the old testament.

Who nuked Sodom and Gamora? Jesus.

Who fought on behalf of Israel against the giant tribes (who were cannibal pedophiles)? Jesus.

I'm not even a scholar, and your view is so blatantly skewed that you can't see what's right in front of your face throughout the Bible.

"Sell your cloak and buy a sword."

That was said in the context of being persecuted for spreading the Gospel.

Jesus flipped tables and whipped those desecrating His Father's House.

There's two examples.

Right. So stand by and let your family be slaughtered. Check.

I'm sure I missed that part of the gospel. Please elucidate me as to where it says that? Cuz I just don't recall that. At all.

It is simply my created duty to protect my family. That hasn't every changed. No one has ever been condemned in any of the biblical stories for defending the weak or oppressed.

I'm not talking about going rogue and killing people without cause.

If an angrymob shows up I'm going to give them opportunity to leave peacefully, but if they step over the last line, they will die.

You can go on and be holier than I, but, I'm going to do my best to protect my family. Period. If I'm wrong I'll have to answer for that, but, given that we are told to help the widow, orphans, and others, sometimes that means stopping evil people and that sometimes means ending their lives.

I have no compunction about shooting someone who is raping a woman. I have no compunction about killing someone who is beating a child. You will not tell me this is wrong and be correct.

Yes. That's when I'm the one being wronged.

You think God is ok with families being slaughtered? I'll be a good Shepherd of my family and resources and defend them with my life.

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Yeah. But I've known that for a long while.

You mean like every war?

Taxes are theft.

I never agreed to pay them. They are extorted out of my wages.

Tell men to protect their family. Self defense is *extremely* Biblical.