Don, the main thing to grasp a hold of, is that good, can, does and well overcome all evil. Some, like me, maybe called to live a life of non violence. But if there are those who are called to be a warrior, then it's very clear as to who is approved by God, and who is not. Because we are told, that 1 can send 1000 to flight, but two can send 10,000 to flight if God is with them. This can be seen with Samson, who killed 1000 men, with the jaw bone of an Ass. But if Samson could have found just one person he could enter into agreement with, the two of them could have easily defeated 10,000. As he did, at the very end of his life. He found one little slave boy to agree with him, and in doing so, he defeated all of his enemys. Look at the story of the Lepers who sat at the gate of the city that was under attack. There was no food, and they figured they were going to die anyways, maybe if they surrendered to the enemy, they would find compassion and the enemy would feed them. But as it turned out, God amplified the sound, and the enemy fled thinking that a mighty army was about to attack them. The Lepers found all the food that they wanted that day to eat. Was it because they were wise enough to "stick a pen in someones eye"? No I don't think so, it was God who made the difference. There is a tremendous power out there, that can overcome all evil, and that is the Goodness of God. He is ready, willing, able and even eager to reveil Himself to those who desire to seek after Him, and draw close to get to know Him. But for those who decide they want to have nothing to do with Him, they well perish in their rebellion against good. Because you can not overcome evil with evil, you can only overcome evil with good. It's a choice everyone has to make. The warriors who come to God, realize they have more power then they every had before, for good reason, because they will be called to go places they never would have gone before. You would stick a pen in a persons eye to blind them. I do not want to blind people, I want to open their eyes, so they can see the truth, I want to open their ears, so they can hear God speak to their heart, I want to loose their tounge, so they can proclaim His praise and Glory, I want to see their lameness healed so they can live and walk in the way that God calls us all walk and live in. No one needs a teacher, but they do need to be willing and open to receive all of what God has for them. Love is going to have the victory, over all anger, hatred, contentions and strife. In simple terms, demons cause people to do harm to others. When you walk with God, you cast those demons out of people, and all of their power will be gone, to do you any harm. As long as you can overcome fear, and perfect love, casts out all fear. So, the bottom line is, the only people who need "carnal" weapons to defend themselves, are those who have not yet been perfected in love and in faith. There are some people who grow old, but there are those who grow up and mature. In Africa, when my pastor was there to hold a miracle healing service, there was a group of witch doctors who got past the security. His security is nothing to mess with either. He is a man of order, and he got angry and started to walk toward them, he raised his hand and said: "You can not do that here". They all fell to the ground. When they managed to get to their feet, they wondered off, some stayed to hear the truth, and some left. But none of them had any desire to attack the pastor anymore. This man is very close to 80 years old, and he does not have anything to fear from anyone. Because if God is for you, who can be against you? There is life giving power in the blood. Atomic bombs can kill, but it takes more power than that, to raise people from the dead. The message is going to go out, and it's a simple message of Gods love. There will be those who receive it, and there will be those who reject it. But no one will be able to get in the way or stop the message from going out to all the world, and even to the very ends of the world as we know it today. In todays high tech world, even one man can take a message to all of the world, even to the very ends. As for Balisong Knives, like someone else said, it's just a tool, that can be used for good, and it can be used for evil. We do not need to take tools away from people, they need them to survive. We need to give them a new heart, that has the desire to do good, all the days of their lives. Thanks, JohnR7
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