Jesus was face to face with a concrete situation similar in principle to that of Belgium in 1914.... The issues at stake... were similar in principle, namely freedom versus bondage.... Why not follow the warlike example of Joshua and David and Judas Maccabeus? Does not the end justify the means? These are questions that Jesus faced.

Ch.3 p. 58-59 - The Sword or the Cross, Which Should be the Weapon of the Christian Militant? (1921)