Pacifism and Matthew 5:39

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='Norseman82' date='Jul 25 2005, 01:16 PM']We do not "camp out on" that verse to universally exclude the right of self-defense.
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I do not understand "camp out on." Can you please explain it?

Anyone disagree with violence in defence of others?

Edited July 31, 2005 by Light and Truth

[philothea]

[quote name='Light and Truth' date='Jul 30 2005, 07:20 PM']I do not understand "camp out on." Can you please explain it?

Anyone disagree with violence in defence of others?
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Well, I don't know if I disagree with it, but it wouldn't be my first choice.

Actually, if someone needs [i]my[/i] defense, they're really bad off.

[Laudate_Dominum]

I could have sworn I posted on this thread. I clearly remember typing up a big long post regarding the passage at hand. Crud.. must have never actually posted. It..

[Anastasia13]

[quote name='Laudate_Dominum' date='Jul 30 2005, 09:38 PM']I could have sworn I posted on this thread. I clearly remember typing up a big long post regarding the passage at hand. Crud.. must have never actually posted. It..
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I did just did that yesterday. The post and preview buttons are reversed on that site and it tends to throw me off. I guess that is what happened.

[Norseman82]

[quote name='Light and Truth' date='Jul 30 2005, 07:20 PM']I do not understand "camp out on." Can you please explain it?

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"Camp out on" is a term used by Karl Keating to denote focusing on one verse of scripture and ignoring everything else.