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before the magistrates and those who

wanted to kill them, and they spoke for the

truth in the power of God. Those are my

heroes. Jesus Christ is my example, and I

am to follow Him. Jesus taught and

practiced nonviolence. This is clear. Show

me a verse for otherwise.

Now, I want you to notice that Jesus

committed Himself to the Father. To trust is

more honorable than fighting back. First

Peter chapter 2, verse 23, is talking about

the Lord Jesus Christ: “Who, when he was

reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered,

he threatened not; but committed himself

to him” — that is, the Father — “that

judgeth righteously.” When the Lord Jesus

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