The POWER OF SCRIPTURE!
@redyellowblackdog (10629)
United States
September 4, 2008 9:34pm CST
Yes, it should be true!An elderly woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church
services, when she was startled by an intruder.
She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and
yelled: 'Stop! Acts 2:38!' [b](Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ,
so that your sins may be forgiven.)[/b]
The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and
explained what she had done.
As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar: 'Why did
you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you.
'*'Scripture?' replied the burglar. 'She said she had an Ax and Two 38s!'*
I say this is one heck of a good story.
What do you say?
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Sep 08
lol. Very funny! There is actually a self defence you can learn called "Verbal Judo" and it is extremely effective. We should never underestimate the power of words! I have a friend back in Australia that is a born again Christian. I once witnessed him completely diffuse a very volatile situation in the City one day with a gang of bikers by hugging the gang leader and telling him that Jesus loved him! True story. This guy was completely taken aback and didn't know WHAT to do or say.
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
There is a similar story of over whelming ones enemies with love and understanding in one of the Allen W. Eckert series of books about the winning of the American frontier.
BTW: Check out that series of books. They are historical novels (6) with every character an actual real person and all events are documented to have occurred. Covers the developement of America from about 1650 - 1850. They are a fantastic read.
A devout Christian who even spoke the Indians' lanquage went out from his cabin to speak to the leader of an Indian raiding party. He offered the Indians peace, his horses, and whatever food they wanted. The Indian laughed so hard he almost fell off his horse. Then he slayed the man with his war club.
So, given what I know, I won't try any verbal judo unless I'm overwhelmingly outnumbered and unarmed.
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
The look at Indian life is particularily interesting as it begins in the 1600's before there was extensive white influence. The Indians of that time are a completely different people than the Indians of the movies. The early Indians of those times were stone age people. No steel or even horses. Knives, tomahawks, cooking implements, had to be fabricated from simple natural elements. The culture of that time was incredibly backward. During the time frame of the books the Indians jump from the stone age to the beginnings of the industrial age. It is a remarkable journey for such a short period of time.
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@James72 (26790)
• Australia
5 Sep 08
I will definitely try to track down these books then and thanks for the referral. May be a bit hard from Egypt to find them but I will try and if unsuccessful will wait until the end of the year when I move to the US. The Indian story is an interesting one! Yes, I guess this is definitive proof that it won't always work! lol.
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@gewcew23 (8007)
• United States
5 Sep 08
That sounds like someone saying to someone I will pray for you with a brick bat. She said she had an Ax and Two 38s, what did she have three arms. If some one came at me with an ax and two 38s I would Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, well I have already but that is not the point.
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Hey, now I understand how that spreading of religion by the sword thing works!
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@marciascott (25529)
• United States
5 Sep 08
Now that was funny, that was my first laugh of the day! Did that really happen? or were you just telling a joke?
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I'm sure it is just a joke. I got it in an email and decided to share with my fellow myLotters.
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
It was great. It is one of those funny tales circulating the internet through email.
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@WhatsHerName (2716)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I say I think there may have been some divine intervention going on there. Good story, thanks for sharing.
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@redyellowblackdog (10629)
• United States
5 Sep 08
I love all stories where home invaders and criminals gets whats theys gots comin'!
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@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
17 Sep 08
LOL darn good story I say :):)
I wish the scriptures had such a positive effect in many more things, but I guess I learned from this story that they worked because they were misunderstood/misinterpreted grrrr :)
Still a great story that I confess just send to a friend :)
@Destiny007 (5805)
• United States
5 Sep 08
That's a good one! 
Of course, if the anti-Christian left has their way, the little old lady would be charged with a hate crime for quoting the Bible, and most likely wind up having to pay for the "mental anguish" that the "hate speech" in the quoted Scripture caused.
Of course, if the anti-Christian left has their way, the little old lady would be charged with a hate crime for quoting the Bible, and most likely wind up having to pay for the "mental anguish" that the "hate speech" in the quoted Scripture caused.1 person likes this
