Who thinks that an army is unnecessary?

Really? Please quote it. "Blessed are those who mourn" and what you said, in my opinion, are not at all equivalent.

http://www.bible.by/nt-slovo-life/read/43/12/ (25)

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In any case, as I understand it, the Bible generally states that, in general, there is a correlation between people's quality from a Christian point of view and the suffering, deprivations, and even humiliations they have endured... and perhaps this is indeed the case...