Both Daniel Penny and Luigi Mangione were in the news recently due to associated murder charges. Both men claimed they were trying to stop evil. Both men claim their use of force was justified. The public is also divided, with some claiming one or both of them a hero and many others strongly believing the opposite.
But for those of us who believe in the sufficiency of scripture, we should be able to go to God’s word to understand these two situations as well as the general question of, “When does God say that men are allowed to use force?” Please join us as we discuss this culturally relevant topic.
Podcast on self defense
https://theconqueringtruth.com/2022/01/why-christians-must-defend-themselves-ep-53/
Sermon on Sampson
https://legacy.sermonaudio.com/sermoninfo.asp?SID=72224183820340
Listen to the audio version here: https://theconqueringtruth.com/2025/01/can-christians-be-vigilantes-ep-200-audio/
Timecodes
00:00:00 Penny vs Mangione
00:08:18 Why is Murder Wrong?
00:16:52 Can We Avenge?
00:26:25 When You Can Stop Evil
00:34:00 Assasination like Ehud?
00:42:17 Killing like Jael?
00:47:39 Duty to Get Involved
01:03:47 Bombing Abortion Clinics
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Technical Director – Timothy Kaiser
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