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I am currently taking a course in self defense.

Unfortunately this has set up a conflict in my mind regarding the violence required in some situations
(some to protect others)
and what I understand to be the teachings of Christ.

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Give me some guidance regarding these matters.

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I think you& #39;ve been subjected to some incorrect teaching.

There& #39;s nothing in the Lord& #39;s teaching that forbids defending oneself or those we& #39;ve sworn to protect.
When Jesus said to turn the other cheek in Matthew 5:39 He was in the middle of a passage explaining the kind of behavior it would take to earn one& #39;s own way into the Kingdom.

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These were not instructions for everyday living as some have been taught, but a way to become perfect as our
Father in Heaven is perfect
( Matthew 5:48 ).

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And when Jesus told Peter to put his sword away because all who draw the sword will die by the sword ( Matt. 26:52 )
He was warning Peter that he was about to single handedly take on an entire contingent of trained professional solders and would surely be killed.
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