“But when Sanballat and Tobiah and the Arabs and the Ammonites and the Ashdodites heard that the repairing of the walls of Jerusalem was going forward and that the breaches were beginning to be closed, they were very angry. And they all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and to cause confusion in it. And we prayed to our God and set a guard as a protection against them day and night.”
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
Acts 4:1
If the Israelites saw the need for protecting Jerusalem and even the Temple, why shouldn't we in today's world see the need to protect our churches? In Acts you read about the Temple Guard. Even the Jews had a church security team.
In the last 18 months there have been 12 child abductions from church facilities in the U.S. and there have been 6 pastors killed, not to mention the number of incidents of vandalism and robberies on church property. As Christians we are not failing by having a Church Security Team, we are protecting what God has given us. We are literally fighting the enemy who comes to steal, kill and destroy. If the enemy gets the opportunity, he will strike. It is better to Hope for the best but be prepared for the worst.
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