Christians are called to be salt and light. Daniel did his duty in a pagan culture and saw hsi biblical values given some weight (some time).

But my original point is the fulcrum. If God has normed the sword (and violence) in some areas, then it stands that it is right for both Christian and non-Christian magistrates to use the sword. Otherwise you would be saying that God has two different standards of morality that contradict one another.

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J. B. Atken
John Knox PCA
Layman, M.A. student at Louisiana College