So I was challenged with a great question:

Should Christians own Weapons (Guns), or rely solely on on prayer?

I consider myself to be a Christian, I also happen to own a gun shop.  The person that challenged my thought process made it seem like it was a dichotomy, mutually exclusive, I couldn’t have it both ways.  I could not be a Christian and believe in owning guns for self defense.  Was this true?  Was I misguided somehow?  I din’t think so, but I needed to know.  What I learned as I researched the subject was that it wasn’t a dichotomy at all.  In fact Jesus even told his Disciples to go and sell their clothing to purchase swords. (The equivalent sidearm as compared to today’s handguns) Swords weren’t used for hunting, they were simply used to kill people, as are handguns.   In fact after careful consideration, prayerful reading of scripture, I believe that it is not only our choice to defend ourselves but in actuality we are called by God to do so.  If we fail to protect our family we fail morally.  In brief, not resisting evil is an evil of omission, and an evil of omission can be just as evil as an evil of commission.

Read on to see what I learned.

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