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<blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 905714" data-attributes="member: 22662"><p>I don&#039;t know.&nbsp; Never been in that circumstance.&nbsp; But that does not mean that the Bible does not give clear direction.&nbsp; Jesus never said, &quot;Follow me until the going gets tough.&quot;&nbsp; He never did command his followers to show up and act nice once a week.&nbsp; Didn&#039;t give direction on overthrowing the Romans, converting the muslims, or how to dominate the Jews.&nbsp; In fact, I believe he predicted that following him would be painful and challenging.&nbsp; So do I &quot;take up my cross&quot; and follow?&nbsp; I do not know.&nbsp; Maybe that&#039;s what faith is.&nbsp; Knowing one&#039;s powerlessness and at that point holding on to that slender reed because it is all that is left.&nbsp; Maybe that is Christ&#039;s message to us when he rebukes Peter in Gethsemane with the warning and the choice that &quot;He who lives by the sword shall parish by the sword.&quot;&nbsp; It is not that we cannot choose the sword, but the passion that is rage which must have torn Peter&#039;s heart is poison to the spirit.&nbsp; Again, I do not know the answer to the question but it is one I think about constantly.&nbsp; It is a question that has to be answered honestly:&nbsp; Is the action about to be taken my will or God&#039;s will?</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bbsam, post: 905714, member: 22662"] I don't know. Never been in that circumstance. But that does not mean that the Bible does not give clear direction. Jesus never said, "Follow me until the going gets tough." He never did command his followers to show up and act nice once a week. Didn't give direction on overthrowing the Romans, converting the muslims, or how to dominate the Jews. In fact, I believe he predicted that following him would be painful and challenging. So do I "take up my cross" and follow? I do not know. Maybe that's what faith is. Knowing one's powerlessness and at that point holding on to that slender reed because it is all that is left. Maybe that is Christ's message to us when he rebukes Peter in Gethsemane with the warning and the choice that "He who lives by the sword shall parish by the sword." It is not that we cannot choose the sword, but the passion that is rage which must have torn Peter's heart is poison to the spirit. Again, I do not know the answer to the question but it is one I think about constantly. It is a question that has to be answered honestly: Is the action about to be taken my will or God's will? [/QUOTE]

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