I'm trying to be a better Christian and have been thinking a lot about Jesus' exhorting "praying for your enemies."
Now normally thats tough enough and ive been doing it, but our enemies now are quite literally satanists and possibly demon-possessed. I come away feeling dumb praying for Fauci and the like who would just as soon kill my sons and I as look at us, provided the former option increases their ROI or their prestige. Likewise Gates, Schwab, the whole litany of evil people playing God right now with no repercussions.
Any advice? Like i said its hard and im doing it but some backup or hearing from others might help.
"If a man slaps you, turn the other cheek" does not equate to "if a man rapes your daughter, give him your wife also." It's not the same thing. I think many "Christians" would disagree with me, but cowards often label gutlessness as virtue. I think Jesus was talking about refusing a challenge to a fight. Protecting our loved ones from clear and present danger is entirely different. I think the law supports that notion very clearly.
To me, Christianity encompasses the whole western way of life, not just the Megachurches. I think the bill of rights is as true and holy as the 10 commandments. We have clear lines about when we can defend ourselves, we just don't deal with the how part well in the west, "Christians" especially. We don't like to face that evil exists at all. "JUST PRAY HARDER!!!" Then, when something wicked this way comes, we expect the victim to treat the criminal as they would treat an errant child. "Get them the help they need" type of hippie BS.
For addressing the how, I like the idea of Bushido. The way of the warrior. It pairs well with the Bible.
If a criminal pushes a moral man to the point he must use force, they deserve to meet a samurai, not a therapist.
I think Jesus would agree and so did the founding fathers. The Knights' Templar believed that as well.