This question has vexed lovers of freedom for millennia.
by Joe Wolverton, II, J.D.
When is it justifiable for a Christian to take up arms against a tyrannical government? As
we witness the relentless erosion of our rights, the purposeful skyrocketing cost of living and erosion of the value of our currency, and the undeniably increasingly authoritarian actions of those in power, many believers are grappling with a profound question: At what point must we follow the example of our forefathers at Lexington and Concord? Should Christians, whose faith
commands peace, also stand ready to resist tyranny with force when necessary? Where does our duty to God intersect with our duty to defend liberty? When is enough, enough?