Be transformed by the renewing of your mind (Romans 12:2).

⁶ Seek the Lord while He may be found, call on Him while He is near. ISAIAH 55

²⁷ The Messiah in your hearts is your only hope of glory. COLOSSIANS 1 tlb

²⁹ Learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. MATTHEW 11

³² Better [a man that is slow to anger] than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. PROVERBS 16

²⁴ Do not make friends with a hot-tempered man, do not associate with one easily angered, ²⁵ or you may learn his ways and get yourself ensnared. PROVERBS 22

¹⁶ You should not get into an argument with anyone who has a hot temper or go to some place where the two of you will be alone. Violence means nothing to such a person and he will attack you when there is no one to help you. SIRACH 8

⁵ Blessed are the meek [those who have tamed their temper], for they will inherit the earth. MATTHEW 5

Fight sensibly. You are a combatant in the kingdom war for God, not for Lucifer.

¹⁰ Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. ¹¹ Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. ¹² For our struggles is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. ¹³ Put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which the Word of God. ¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions. EPHESIANS 6

Wear the full armor of God in lieu of bullet-proof vests and Kevlar helmets. Earthly weapons and the armed forces are of no value and use in the kingdom war. Decommission them. Instead of deterring our enemy, it is using them to kill and maim us. Beat those swords into ploughshares and those spears into pruning hooks (Isaiah 2:4). Ban the production and stockpiling of guns, grenade-launchers, missiles, landmines, fighter jets, warships, and other weapons of mass destructions. Let “Buy Guns” be bygones.

³ For though we live in this world, we do not wage war as this world does. ⁴ The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of this world. On the contrary, our weapons have divine power to demolish strongholds. 2 CORINTHIANS 10

Treat offenders as loved ones who are drowning. Help them out of the water with urgency. Helping excludes the acts of getting angry, barking Stupid! at them, walloping them in the head, and knocking them unconscious.

⁸ I want men to lift up holy hands in prayer, without anger or disputing. 1 TIMOTHY 2

⁴ Look, what good is fasting when you keep on fighting and quarreling. This kind of fasting will never get you anywhere with Me. ISAIAH 58 tlb

³¹ Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger. No more shouting or insults, no more hateful feelings of any sort. ³² Instead, be kind and tender-hearted to one another, and forgive one another as God has forgiven you through the Messiah. EPHESIANS 4 tev

¹³ Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? 1 PETER 3

⁷ When a man’s ways are pleasing to the Lord, He makes even his enemies live at peace with him. PROVERBS 16

The Bottom Line

Y’shua said, “Suppose Herod gave you a house. Would you let his enemy stay in it? Or keep his merchandise in it? Certainly not! Why then do you let Lucifer and his merchandise stay in your spirit knowing that it is God who has given your spirit?” (Gospel of Barnabas)