[CS-FSLUG] GUNS AND THE FUTURE OF UNITED STATES

[Aaron Lehmann]

I believe there is a part of the Gospels where he asks if any of his
disciples have swords.  Between them, they have one, and he says that is
enough.

36 He said to them, "But now if you have a purse, take it, and also a
bag; and if you don't have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one. 37It is
written: 'And he was numbered with the transgressors'[b]; and I tell you
that this must be fulfilled in me. Yes, what is written about me is
reaching its fulfillment."

    38The disciples said, "See, Lord, here are two swords."
      "That is enough," he replied. 

Evidently there were two.  I'm not sure what we should gain from that,
but there it is.

Aaron Lehmann

On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 03:53:29PM -0700, David Aikema wrote:
> On 7/12/05, Aaron Lehmann <lehmanap at lehmanap.dyndns.org> wrote:
> > yet.  He did, however, ask to insure that his disciples had a sword.
> 
> Where does it state that?
> 
>  "Put your sword back in its place," Jesus said to him, "for all who
> draw the sword will die by the sword. - Matthew 26:52 (NIV)
> 
> I can also find references like the following: 
> 
>  For he is God's servant to do you good. But if you do wrong, be
> afraid, for he does not bear the sword for nothing. He is God's
> servant, an agent of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. -
> Romans 13:4
> 
> ... about the closest that I can find to Christians being armed is the
> bit in Ephesians 6 about the armour of God.  Is that what you were
> referring to?
> 
> David
> 
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