But Jesus said "Blessed are those who have weapons, know how to use them but keep them sheathed, for they shall inherit the earth" - are you disagreeing with Christ?
Do we really want peace? Then let’s ban all weapons so we don’t have to live in fear of war.
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Context for those not aware of the translation problems with the word "meek" http://morungexpress.com/rise-of-the-lethal-meek-why-good-people-cannot-be-harmless/ … " meekness . . .is a person who, possessing a lethal weapon, chooses to keep it sheathed until to continue to do so would be even more damaging. To be meek is to be temperate"
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The Greek "praus" means "power under control". It was used to refer to horses. You're providing interpretation under guise of translation.
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Isn't all translation an interpretation in some sense? I would submit that my interpretation (really that of
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It may be, but "blessed are those who have weapons" is not a thing that Jesus said inside of quotation marks.
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This is why I keep telling people they need to stop with the study bibles. You’re letting someone feed you their agenda through scripture interpretation. Dude just told THE FUCKING POPE what Jesus REALLY meant because that’s what some other dude told him.
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I'm trying so hard not to be sarcastic... This is fine in a world where people are perfect in their intentions & actions. However, this is not the world we live in. To completely ban weapons is to leave good people unarmed & to further arm & empower the unlawful.
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Pope Francis sometimes loses touch with reality
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I have honestly had this very thought.
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If only the world would listen..
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He doesn't even listen to himself though - still has armed guards and a fortress wall around the Vatican. "Be the change you want yo see in the world."
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He doesn’t live in the Vatican, he lives in a small apartment away from Vatican City..
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Great - even easier to tear down the walls and remove their guards. He's in support of open borders so I'm sure the immigrants will be welcomed at the Vatican.
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Devout Catholic here, but honest question, if the Pope really wants this, will he lead by example and order the Vatican security to lay down their arms?
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I don't think walls and guards are wat the Pope refers to as weapons that can result in a war. Nuclear warheads on the other hand...
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