The Warrior-Priest Mindset: A Necessary Dichotomy for God’s Chosen Knights

by Drew Graffia

how to dole out what one may deserve. This is usurping the position of our Father who is Himself the supreme judge. We have a very limited view of situations but God has a bird’s eye view. He sees and knows all and not only that but He is the only one who is morally capable of judging someone’s fate. Only a perfect God can make a perfect moral code to judge by. Do not try to take His place. You will one day have to give an account for all your actions so the sooner you deal with these issues the better (Matthew 16:27). Revenge not only facilitates pride but it also goes against loving our neighbor. Self-defense would be protecting one’s self or others to fend off an attacker whereas revenge would be not stopping at the point of self-defense. It would be taking things further. When we do this, we are going out of the boundaries The Lord has set for our self-defense. Jesus told His people a greater commandment than the one they had previously heard when He said, “an eye for an eye” is to be replaced with “turning the other cheek.” Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye