please provide verse in the bible that this is stated
Just for that I got a few Bible verses that are thinkers for you
"Exodus 32:27 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side ... and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbor. "
or
"1 Samuel 15:2-3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ... go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare him not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. "
^ that I believe is in relation to the "Ban of Hiram"( I definitly did not spell that right)
Christians are constantly accused of wrong if we dont "turn the other cheek"
I can probably find alot of verses that give you the right ot protect yourself and the ones you love. Tho it takes a bit to sift through a Bible.
No where in the Bible does it say "Though shalt be a panzy."
The issue is finding the balance in this.
Lets not drag the thread into one of these. PM me if you want to do this, but no thread hijacking.
EDIT: I do mean really though...you dont think God wouldnt want you to protect your wife and kids from someone who broke into your hose at 2am?
Some one hurts my kids(when I get some)...they might not believe in God, but by the time I am done with them they will be praying for God to save them...
2nd EDIT: In all faiths, you have to find YOUR place in it, and not be consumed. Christian soldiers surely ant be in sin? A guy who shoots a man who is about to rape your GF/Wife, would you consider him a sinner? Or a hero?
Such is the same with Islam. I have verses above that institute violence, but it pertains to that situation, and that time period of the old testament. In Islam I suspect(considering I think we have the same first books) that the issue is the same. Kinda like how cults form, though Christian extremist and cults are more freakish and control oriented, Islam is a harsher place than America and so it makes sense it would be war based perversions.