Isn fighting unbiblical? Jesus told his own disciple to put away his sword?
Matthew 26:50-54 is another set of scriptures that skeptics often like to quote to prove that fighting is unbiblical; however, when taken in context, these verses actually support fighting. In these verses, Judas came with a multitude to take Jesus to Caiaphas, the high priest. When they tried to seize Jesus, Peter sliced off the ear of a servant of the high priest with his sword and prepared to engage in a fight. Jesus stopped him and told him to put away his sword. He did so because He knew a fight in this situation would be in opposition to His very purpose; Jesus knew it was a part of God’s plan that He surrender to the multitude, die on the cross, and be resurrected. Jesus was not opposed to fighting; in fact, He ordered the disciples to sell their clothes and buy a sword if they didn’t already have one (Luke 22:36-38). After all, it was God who invented the sword and the fight, to bring glory and honor to Him..
