Principles Over Fear

A few days ago, I shared the video of NYFD Lt. Alison Russo-Elling being murdered on the street. I lamented that no one stopped to help her or engage her attacker. She was walking to lunch when a man stabbed her 19 times, killing her. Multiple people drove by or walked by, without even slowing down. It was in broad daylight with a full view of the street.

Immediately, I had a bunch of guys chiming in with all the reasons why they wouldn’t get involved, “I’m not getting arrested”, “I have a job”, or “I have to take care of my family”. Let me share with you some Tactical Wisdom from Isaiah:

The Lord looked and was displeased
    that there was no justice.
 He saw that there was no one,
    he was appalled that there was no one to intervene;

Isaiah 59:15b-16a

That’s right; He was appalled that there was no one to intervene. Lest you think I’m applying this wrong, throughout Isaiah, God is observing Israel fall into debauchery, sexual immorality, violence, oppression, and mocking anyone who tried to oppose evil. Tell me that doesn’t sound like today’s world.

You see, we are SUPPOSED to protect each other. “But you don’t understand – my family counts on me.” Lt. Russo-Elling’s family counted on her. Do you believe that God thinks YOUR family is more important than hers? I’ll be brutally honest, everyone in my family knows EXACTLY what I’d do and is perfectly OK with whatever consequences happen, because PRINCIPLES MATTER. In fact, they would be offended if I didn’t act. I couldn’t live with myself if I allowed something like this to happen in my presence. And yes, I’d feel just as fine if I was thrown in prison for it. Jesus, Paul, and Peter were all imprisoned for doing the right thing, I’d be in good company.

I get it, it’s a scary time. Police departments are letting criminals go free and arresting those who lawfully resist. Does that mean that we should just surrender and allow lawlessness to increase? Do you suppose that your job will be around very long in the current trajectory? If law enforcement isn’t going to do it, we have to. And to be quite honest, God does NOT care one whit about your excuses. Let me give you a piece of Tactical Wisdom that illustrates that He doesn’t listen to excuses:

If anyone, then, knows the good they ought to do and doesn’t do it, it is sin for them.

James 4:17

Oh, and if you want to try and say you didn’t know that you were supposed to help:

If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? Does not he who guards your life know it? Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?

Proverbs 24:12

Do I have your attention? What can we do?

First, you can start by GETTING INVOLVED. When you see something bad happening, at least make your presence known. When one person stands up, it encourages others to do so as well. If enough people just stand up, it can prevent something bad from happening. If you see someone hurt, follow the example of the Good Samaritan and help them.

Now, the worst comment I got was “She was dying anyway, I couldn’t have done anything”. First, bro, adjust your principles. What you can do, even if someone is clearly dying, is take their hand and let them know they are not dying alone. Pray with them. Have some empathy. Stop being a coward and making excuses for it. Sorry, you don’t come here to listen to platitudes, you come here for unabashed honesty.

Second, as I frequently point out, carry a first aid kit with you everywhere you go. If you think, “nah, I’m just running to the store, I don’t need that”, take a seat and let someone less lazy and more compassionate go.

You can also get trained in defending yourself and others. Yes, even if the police might arrest you, the law is on your side. Kyle was vindicated. Some things, also, are more important than the laws of man. I’ve already told you this, but:

Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said,

We ought to obey God rather than men.

Acts 5:29

If you are able to, get a concealed carry permit and carry a defensive firearm. Carry a knife or other defensive tool. If you carry a gun to defend yourself, you should be willing to defend others. Principles matter. Your life is no more valuable than anyone else’s. On this point:

Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.

Matthew 25:40

Brothers and Sisters, this applies to so much more than self-defense. This applies to the need to oppose the “Family Friendly Drag Shows”. This applies to opposing those who call us “Christo-Fascists”. This applies to opposing those who would deny others their rights based upon any factor including religion or political views. We must start taking a stand collectively, or, as Benjamin Franklin wisely warned, “we shall all hang separately.”

Another point to having principles over fear is this: You cannot on one hand complain about the injustices and rampant crime while on the other hand saying that you are unwilling to take literally ANY action for fear of arrest or losing your job. You have to either set aside your fear or stop whining. You cannot just wait for “someone” to save you. No one is coming. As God said to Gideon in Judges 6: “Am I not sending YOU?”

The Jan 6th arrests were intended to do exactly that – make you too afraid to do more than complain, and not too loudly.

Friends, go out and find your tribe. Set aside your fear and start standing up for your rights, our collective rights, and our freedoms. Start protecting each other. Stop shirking your responsibilities and passing them off to the police, who are NOT required to protect you. You are required to protect each other. Defy the tyrants and meet each other. Organize. Train.

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This isn’t meant to scold, it’s meant to shake you out of complacency and get you to realize that if WE don’t collectively do something by standing on our Principles, WE will lose everything, even those things you thought you were preserving by cowering in the corner. That’s right, if we don’t do something to slow this descent, our jobs and our families will be taken from us eventually. You are re-living 1938. If you think that’s hyperbole, read about why Jews didn’t resist and went along with gun confiscation and forced relocation. And don’t tell me you’ll fight if they come for your guns…If you won’t protect a woman being murdered in front of you, you aren’t going to use those guns, ever.

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