Jesus did not ever instruct anyone to do violence, and neither did any writer in the rest of the New Testament, but it is not intended as a replacement for the Old Testament. It redefines the Chosen People, gives them a new mission, and reorganizes them as a stateless church. So just because a principle is found in the Old Testament (such as basic self-defense) doesn't make it obsolete.

Jesus alluded to self-defense one time when he temporarily split up the disciples on missionary journeys and instructed them to buy swords. You don't cut campfire wood with a sword.

As far as Kulak and hoe_math, since one is a tranny and the other isn't Christian, the potential problem is they are looking toward the Bible as a means to an end instead of the other way around. All that being said - I think they are right about boomer Christians.

Jesus did not ever instruct anyone to do violence, and neither did any writer in the rest of the New Testament, but it is not intended as a replacement for the Old Testament. It redefines the Chosen People, gives them a new mission, and reorganizes them as a stateless church. So just because a principle is found in the Old Testament (such as basic self-defense) doesn't make it obsolete.

Jesus alluded to self-defense one time when he temporarily split up the disciples on missionary journeys and instructed them to buy swords. You don't cut campfire wood with a sword.

As far as Kulak and hoe_math, one is a tranny and the other isn't Christian. The potential problem with that is they are looking toward the Bible as a means to an end instead of the other way around. They do have some good points about boomers though.