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The first one is just funny and quippey.
The second one is detailing a very impotent Jesus. And it doesn't really look like Jesus. Jesus doesn't need to fight. ALL battles have been won and the outcome decided. Guess who lost?
No need for guns in heaven...ain't no hunting and no bad guys there either.
Metal Swords?
For carving big fruit and loaves of bread and cheese wheels.
Locksmiths are also going to be out of a job.
Just saying...
The second one is detailing a very impotent Jesus. And it doesn't really look like Jesus. Jesus doesn't need to fight. ALL battles have been won and the outcome decided. Guess who lost?
No need for guns in heaven...ain't no hunting and no bad guys there either.
Metal Swords?
For carving big fruit and loaves of bread and cheese wheels.
Locksmiths are also going to be out of a job.
Just saying...
Well Jesus did recommend His disciples to buy a sword/long bladed knife. Which was used for self defense and being on the road daily tasks like cleaning animals for food. Jesus was very much so a outdoorsman.
A modern self-defense item would be a gun.
I see nothing wrong with the first image as it is almost how our judicial judges once spoke to death sentenced criminals. They would try to save their soul before being hung or shot.
The second to me can give off the wrong message as even Jesus told His disciples that was enough of talking about the sword as if a reminder that those who live by the sword dies by the sword. Without context many skeptics put Christianity right into the same area as militant Islam, the Roman Catholic crusades, the witch trials etc.
A modern self-defense item would be a gun.
I see nothing wrong with the first image as it is almost how our judicial judges once spoke to death sentenced criminals. They would try to save their soul before being hung or shot.
The second to me can give off the wrong message as even Jesus told His disciples that was enough of talking about the sword as if a reminder that those who live by the sword dies by the sword. Without context many skeptics put Christianity right into the same area as militant Islam, the Roman Catholic crusades, the witch trials etc.
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The Father wouldn't be impressed by His Son's name and honour being misused, especially in this fashion. He would find the depiction of His Son holding a weapon particular distasteful. He would be angered by this. The imagery here is contradictory to the teachings Jesus gave to His disciples.
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Love the mat. Not crazy about the second. Unlike others here who find this terribly offensive, I don't. You could argue that He understands our need to defend our homes and our property. The Jews in Nehemiah sure did. But, at the same time, I cannot picture Jesus carrying a gun with a smile on His face. I think that mercy is His first preference, deadly judgment only a necessary -- and regretful -- last resort.