>Jesus is showing us not to use force to get our way. It's kind of convenient to base a whole doctrine on one scripture. In this case you missed the cleansing of the temple where the shysters were physically chased from the premises. You might also consider that when the disciples were sent out after Jesus ministry was over, they were told to take a sword. How very violent in both cases.
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