War & Politics: First Principle

How do you answer questions pertaining to "war and politics" as a Christian and follower of the Lord Jesus? This post sets out to build a new paradigm for dealing with these issues by constructing a "first principle". Come check it out and help me test this first principle!

The Inverted Sword

Christians are not called to be agents of wrath, seeking to execute vengeance upon the wicked, but to be agents of peace, seeking rather to bring about their redemption! We don't use force to crush our enemies, we depend upon the grace of God to transform them through the cross of Christ which we carry into this world.