RIGHTEOUS VIOLENCE
Romans 13:4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer.
Psalm 82:4 “Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.”
Nehemiah 4:14 “Don’t be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your families, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes.”
Proverbs 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well are the righteous who give way to the wicked.
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
Psalm 144:1 Praise be to the Lord my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Isaiah 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow.
