1 Corinthians 14:33
God is not a God of disorder but of peace
God is not chaotic, but orderly. He is not an eternal tension, but infinite peace. Enmity is His response to the presence of sin. He goes to war because He is against disorder. He resists unity with evil. He opposes the proud to their face, but He does so in order to restore peace and quiet.
Matthew 10:34
Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Jesus carries a sword because chaos carries on. He comes, however, to put an end to that nonsense.
The French Revolution was a war against order. It was chaos rebelling against Christendom. The American War of Independence was a war against disorder. It was principle taking up arms against malpractice. The aim of the French Revolution was progressive. It wanted to unmake the past. The aim of the American War for Independence was conservative. It wanted to restore the past. The French weaponized rage. The Colonies weaponized righteous anger. The French went to war not just with their king, but with the idea of kings, and therefore the King of all kings. The Colonies went to war to defend the idea of kings, insisting George was not living up to what a king ought to be, therefore appealing to the King of kings.
In short, the French Revolution was a protest against order and the American War for Independence was an orderly protest.
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