A discussion on Love

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I'd have to disagree on what those verses actually meant. So I keep them out, so we don't get caught up in arguing interpretations. 
I respect your view tho.

Which is why Christianity no longer exists. "Interpretations". There are so many that now there is no Christianity, There is rather myriad Christianities, about 400 different "versions" or "sects", each at the others' throats, preaching them into hell because they "ain't believin' right".

I'm not going to argue interpretations, either. I'm going to do what I'm going to do, and on Judgement Day, God will let me know if it was the right thing to do or not. I'll take God at his word and assume that he meant what he said, rather than requiring me to "interpret" it.

That's what Samson did. I wonder how it turned out for him? That's what David did. I wonder how it turned out for him? I reckon I'm no better than them in the grand scheme of things.

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Just because I don't argue scriptures doesn't mean that's why Christianity is dead, "brother." (lol. I'm kidding. This seems to be off putting just for asking and seeing it different. If Christianityis dead its because its forgotten love)

Lets dont be Losing that patience and mercy now. Lol

To be honest, this is a question I've been asking since I was a little boy in church hearing about the love and mercy and kindness and forgiveness in Jesus. How I could receive all of that from him. He only asks that I show others this same forgiveness and mercy. 

I didn't see where I was given grace to take life. In any situation. 
Disciples were killed for this message. Not one story of them "fighting back." "Love one another, and you are doing well."

I love the stories of Sampson and David. Two of my favorites. They were before Christ. They were also Israelite, or at least called, by divine intervention by God" to do what they did.

Any divine intervention to take life on the board here?

Me... I've wondered this whole heartedly, and very genuinely, for a very long time.

I'm supposed to look to my elders. So I sked...


I do not see, in any scriptures, or any concept of love, that we have a pass on that.

We were called to mercy.

Tell a short tempered man this, and he thinks he can shoot anyone he judges as "evil."

So, I have always felt this needed to be reexamined by strong Christian minds.

Ever since a little boy, and all throughout my life, I've come back to this question, and even now, my answer is this.


If someone comes in with a gun, and if I even if I had a gun and had the draw on them....I wouldn't fire. I'd see if I can talk, since I had the upper hand. But, say I didn't, or did, or whatever....if they shoot me for my "stuff".....so what.

I'm going to heaven. Because Jesus has and is in my heart. Here I am. Advocating mercy and love over belongings. 

Am I the villain for that?



Heaven sounds better than all of this. And I am in a place where I actually have a lot of hope for the future, and am in a good place again, in life. Very optimistic. No matter what this world offers heaven js better, and none of this is worth taking life for.

I don't fear death. I never have. I've accepted the Lord and his love all of my life. Ive never rejected him, or his word. Heaven---It's going home. My home is not here, and according to the Bible, that, in fact, is the case. This world will be destroyed. I've conquered this life through the forgiveness and mercy of Jesus, as I was originally told. That's never changed. Only grew.

The evil of this world is what created weapons in the first place.

As a man of absolute faith, I feel I am protected by God. If God doesn't want me to be robbed, I won't be. Ever. If God wants to preserve my life, he will. If He wants to take it, he will.

Let his will be done. Not mine.
I walk by faith. 

David himself even said, that he put his trust in God. Not chariots arrows and swords.

I'm unarmed. I will be till the end. If an enemy gets me, it will be God's will, and my time.

I bet I don't get shot.  I'll put my faith in that. If God wills it, so be it.

I'll fly away....


Let God sort the rest out. I'm Good.

I will love, until then. I'll show the same mercy and forgiveness i was shown. I was shown a lot. Maybe that's why I feel this way.

Plus, I've been close to someone who's taken a life, in the line of duty. On a fleshly level, totally justified. On a spiritual level, not so much. I know this, because I watched the person wrestling with it for a lifetime. On the spiritual level. Even close to his death, he wondered if that young man was saved, and wondered if the opportunity had been lost.

It was a load he carried, but hid, deep down.

This is why this question for this particular scenario. Our stuff over a soul.

If I offend, it's not my intent. 
My intent, is to provoke thought.
My weapon is questions.