That question implies that Jesus would not use violence or the threat of violence. It was reported that Jesus drove the moneychangers out of the temple. In doing so he must have used some kind of violence or threat thereof. So much for the "Who would Jesus shoot?" idea.
Gotta figure Judas Iscariot would probably make it on to that list, along with many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, members of the Sanhedrin, possibly Pontius Pilate....
There is, quite literally, an entire book of people he might decide to pop.
The question is not "Who Would Jesus Shoot?", but "Who Would Cornelius (Acts 10) Shoot?" Jesus is the Messiah, whose first advent involved next to no violence on His part. (The second advent, however, will be another matter.) Cornelius, however, was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity. He likely remained a soldier after his conversion, and as a soldier, would be expected to kill people in war.
Christianity is not a pacifist religion, and in accordance with both Christian moral theology and Christian resistance theory, Christians may in fact use deadly force against others in certain circumstances. Hall and Smith are morons.
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Another example of a pistol used like a magic wand.
That question implies that Jesus would not use violence or the threat of violence. It was reported that Jesus drove the moneychangers out of the temple. In doing so he must have used some kind of violence or threat thereof. So much for the "Who would Jesus shoot?" idea.
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It's what drove us to Orthodoxy.
"Blessed be The Lord my God, Who prepares my hands for war, and my fingers for battle."
Gotta figure Judas Iscariot would probably make it on to that list, along with many of the Pharisees and Sadducees, members of the Sanhedrin, possibly Pontius Pilate....
There is, quite literally, an entire book of people he might decide to pop.
Kind of amusing question, "who would Jesus shoot," particularly considering that according to the Bible the proper question is "who WILL Jesus shoot?"
The question is not "Who Would Jesus Shoot?", but "Who Would Cornelius (Acts 10) Shoot?" Jesus is the Messiah, whose first advent involved next to no violence on His part. (The second advent, however, will be another matter.) Cornelius, however, was a Roman soldier who converted to Christianity. He likely remained a soldier after his conversion, and as a soldier, would be expected to kill people in war.
Christianity is not a pacifist religion, and in accordance with both Christian moral theology and Christian resistance theory, Christians may in fact use deadly force against others in certain circumstances. Hall and Smith are morons.
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