As "Christian" rises against "Christian" in our day and age, I am reminded of the verses in John 18:10-11, where Peter draws his dagger out and slices off the ear of the high priest's servant, but Jesus gently tells him to put his sword away.
"Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?"
We are not to rise up against those who come against us with the weapons of this world, but with the Sword of the Lord: the Word of God. Hate is not our weapon, Love is. Darkness surrounds us, but the Light of God's Love, Jesus Christ, is to shine out from each Christian into the darkness, piercing it, causing the darkness, the hate, to flee from the presence of the Light.
Let us be that Christian, the Christ-follower, who allows Christ Jesus to lead.
