Another of Oleg Volk's evocative photo-posters.
In Scripture, we find a large number of examples of self-defense, both in the Old and New Testaments. Here are just a few:
Luke 22:36-38 - Jesus commands His disciples to buy a sword for their travels preaching the Gospel.
Acts 18:12-16 - Paul accepted the use of the physical power of the state to protect him from the angry Jews. Either some city troops or Jews or Paul's converts beat Sosthenes (leader of the synagogue) apparently in an attempt to stop his persecution of Paul, and Paul did not intervene. (v 17)
Acts 21 - Paul accepted his personal defense by Roman troops against his own Jewish people in the Temple forecourt. In Chapter 23, he again accepted defense by Roman troops against an assassination attempt.
But the best defense is to take the offense: to preach and convert the evil doers of the world into followers of the Christ - we will never succeed in converting every sinner, every future government thug, but enough, and the darkness that descended over 20th Century Europe will not be nearly so dark, and the light will return sooner, while God's kingdom is spread.
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