Anyone can miss things, no worries. F ankly, it seems to me our point of contention is your definition of fear. I do not think fear and concern are the same word. Other than that and the snarky attitude I think we mostly agree.
My original post wasn't intended to address the specific concern you voiced, but my last one did. The entire last paragraph of my previous post did that. My comment was simply about sgt's overly dramatic comment that I feel are unnecessarily fearful.
And frankly, I don't think the things you mentioned are at the top of the danger list, and I don't believe you can accurately assess the motives behind the historical examples of them as you seem to claim to be able to do.
I reckon what we can do is look at what happened, and consider why it happened. We can never know what was in another head, but we can exclude things.
Just like science, all we can do is disprove what is impossible.
I hope you are right regarding our concerns about evil machinations bad people undertake. Given that you feel those matters aren't at the top of the danger list, I don't think you give credit where credit is due: evil people are the worst enemies we face, and do unimaginable harm.
While we can't do a damn thing about volcanoes or typhoons, evil people are something we can, and must, act to defend the innocent against.
This is a geas I reckon you would agree Jesus put on us when he said 'Feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and comfort the hurt', or words to that effect.
If that's the kind of Christian you are, I am fully supportive of your acts. Sunday Christians are of no merit, as faith without works is no more than deception.
Don't get me wrong, I'm very mistrustful of governments and don't think they should exist at all, for all the reasons listed. People should take steps to mitigate that danger, and if possible fight back.
I absolutely think Jesus told his followers to do all the things you said, and while I am prone to make mistakes and screw things up unintentionally, I do try. I'm the worst Sunday Christian ever:. I don't think there's anything particularly important about Sundays or going to church.
The Bible actually says "faith without works is dead." Somewhere in James...
One of my favorite biblical quotes is from James. 'The tongue is a fire.'
I see how that worked in this thread =p