Why nonviolent resistance is possible

Christians can engage in nonviolent resistance precisely because the wrath of the living God is directed neither at us per se nor at our adversaries, but at the realm of the Evil One. If we are enraged by the injustice we see, is not that a sign of the righteous wrath of God? Yet we are incapable of conquering the dark Powers. Without the wrath of God, which is ultimately on our side, we have no victory.—Fleming Rutledge, The Crucifixion, 449 (emphasis original)