To help you think through this issue (because I don't necessarily want you to come to the same conclusion as me) here are some pertinent Scriptures and quotations I've found thus far:
Micah 6:8 “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Matt. 5:44 "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you”
Romans 12:17 “Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men.”
1 Thessalonians 5:14-15 “And we urge you, brethren, admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all men. See that no one repays another with evil for evil, but always seek after that which is good for one another and for all men.”
Basil of Caesarea: “I have become acquainted with a man who demonstrates that it is possible even in the military profession to maintain perfect love for God and that a Christian ought to be characterized not by the clothes he wears but by the disposition of his soul.”
Calvin: “We learn from these words, how far believers ought to be removed from every kind of revenge: for they are not only forbidden to ask it from God, but are commanded to banish and efface it from their minds so completely, as to bless their enemies.”
John MacArthur: “‘Do not be overcome by evil’ has two meanings and applications. First, we must not allow the evil done to us by other people to overcome and overwhelm us. Second…we must not allow ourselves to be overcome by our own evil responses. Our own evil is infinitely more detrimental to us than is the evil done to us by others.”
Scott B. Rae: “Civilians, wounded soldiers, and prisoners of war cannot be objects of attack.”
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