Reason for The Crusades explained

[Matthias]

Reminder to pacifists everywhere; remember the rules while you are being beheaded.

1. Don’t be racist.

I’m not racist. I’m not certain about you.

1. Don’t be Islamophobic.

I’m not Islamophobic. I have a little more certainty about you.

1. Patiently wait for the police to come to arrest you.

I haven’t committed a crime. If the police decided for some reason to arrest me - “Caesar, what are you doing?” - then they’re not performing their duties in accordance with Romans 13. They will one day answer to God for it.

1. Use the experience to share with others to bring unity in embracing multiculturalism.

In the first place, there would be no time for me to do that, even if I were so inclined. In the second place, I’m not so inclined. My purpose as a follower of Jesus is to teach, preach and model the gospel of peace to and for people who don’t.

 

[Matthias]

Locked away in their ivory towers, they‘ve never understood why I spend time talking to people like you.

A brief excursus, cast into the wind.

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed yesterday -

“This is going to be extremely hard for some of you to hear, and a certain type will call me an elitist snob for it (even though it applies equally to me), but it has to be said periodically, so here it goes.

The problem with experts engaging with non-experts on specific issues of their expertise is that non-experts lacks the depth and breadth of background knowledge in primary sources, secondary literature, research tools, scholarly accountability to fellow experts, and critical methodology all necessary to discern when their own arguments just aren’t good.

So, in the non-experts‘ minds, they score ‘great’ points - even ‘winning’ points - against experts who know the points are bad but are unable to explain why because of the disparity in background knowledge.

It is usually better to simply not engage the non-expert who is pretending to be an expert and instead focus attention on non-experts who actually want to learn by putting in the time and energy and resources to develop actual expertise.”

(Dr. Michael J. Savage)

Dr. Michael J. Svigel (@Svigel) on X

This is going to be extremely hard for some of you to hear, and a certain type will call me an elitist snob for it (even though it applies equally to me), but it has to be said periodically, so here it goes. The problem with experts engaging non-experts on specific issues of

x.com

 

[Matthias]

If you want to persuade me then you’ll have to present your case using the real history of Judaism (Second Temple era, in particular) and Christianity (Apostolic and Ante Nicene eras, in particular) for support. I’m bound by the constraints of history. Made up scenarios don’t do either one of us, nor our readers any good.

The Christian speaker in the video contained in post #1 comes across as someone who is bound by the constraints of history. Bravo. If he were a member of CB and posting in this thread, I believe this would be a much different, and vastly better, reader experience.

 

[Matthias]

… do the work of an evangelist.

Crusaders don’t do the work of evangelists. They kill the mission field.

From my X / Twitter “Following” feed this evening -> an ex-Muslim doing the work of an evangelist:

”You know what’s been lighting me on fire lately?

The more Muslims I tslk to, the more I realize many of them already have a heart for Christ.

Think about it.

If you wake up before sunrise to seek God …

If you genuinely want to obey Him …

If you grieve your sin …

If you fight to stay pure in a world that celebrates darkness …

Those desires don’t prove you’re far from God: They reveal that you have a heart that was made for Him.

As a Muslim, I was taught that Christianity was shirk, the ultimate deception. But what if the Gospel is actually the fulfillment of the longing that’s been in your heart all along?

Because that’s what happened to me.

I wasn’t running toward Jesus.

I was trying to disprove Him.

Yet the closer I looked, the more I realized I wasn’t miles away from Him.

I was standing at the front door, afraid to knock.

And when I finally did, I didn’t find condemnation.

I found scars: Proof that He came looking for me long before I ever started looking for Him.

So if you’re Muslim and you’re searching, questioning, or wrestling, don’t assume you’re far away.

You may be one honest prayer away from changing. I know I was.”

(Shahriq Khan)

https://x.com/realshahriqkhan/status/2065932441689469308?s=61

”You know what’s been lighting me on fire today?” A deliciously ironic choice of words.

In the Middle Ages it would have been the crusaders lighting him on fire. Literally. They would have slaughtered Shahriq, not evangelized him. Now Shahriq evangelizes Muslims.

Ex-Muslim outdoes modern-day crusaders. Read all about it.

 

[Matthias]

From my X / Twitter “Following” feed this morning -

“When evil really raises its ugly head, a lot of times it might lead to good down the road because people are shaken from their apathy.”

(Frank Turek)

Frank Turek (@DrFrankTurek) on X

When evil really raises its ugly head, a lot of times it might lead to good down the road because people are shaken from their apathy.

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Evangelism is aimed at evil. The practitioners of evil - for example, anyone threatening to behead me, or Caesar sending police to arrest me for being victimized - are the target.

 

[Matthias]

From my X / Twitter “For you” feed this afternoon -

“The fruits of a life lived in step with the Holy Spirit:

• Love for your enemies
• Peace in the middle of a storm
• Patience with difficult people
• Self-control in the face of temptation”

(Trevor Sheatz)

Trevor Sheatz (@TrevorSheatz) on X

The fruits of a life lived in step with the Holy Spirit: • Love for your enemies • Peace in the middle of a storm • Patience with difficult people • Self-control in the face of temptation

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The pastor gets it.

 

[Matthias]

From my X / Twitter “Following” feed this afternoon -

“Flashback to when I was Muslim, I wasn’t searching for a new religion.

I was just trying not to fail.

Everything I did was about staying in bounds. The prayers. The fasting. The community. The performance.

Not because I loved God deeply. because I was terrified of losing His favor.

So, when Christians told me, ‘Jesus loves you’ or ‘Jesus died for you,’ it never landed. It felt random.

Because they didn’t understand the pressure I was carrying. For me, it wasn’t truth versus lies.

It was acceptance versus rejection. Safety versus losing everything.

Family, community and identity.

The thing that finally broke through wasn’t a debate, or a sermon.

It was one question:

‘Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything right and still feel far from God?’

That question wrecked me. Because the answer was yes.

I just never had the courage to say it out loud.

So if you’re trying to reach Muslims, slow down, ask better questions, see the fear behind the arguments.

I wasn’t fighting the Gospel: I was afraid it might be true.

And if it was true, I knew it would cost me everything.

What I needed wasn’t more pressure. I needed someone willing to walk with me long enough for the truth to take root.”

(Shahriq Khan)

 

[Wrangler]

Obama 'The notion that we can just bully our way or bomb our way to solutions may sometimes seem appealing' AS IF there is any other way once war begins - other than surrender to evil.

 

[Matthias]

Obama 'The notion that we can just bully our way or bomb our way to solutions may sometimes seem appealing' AS IF there is any other way once war begins - other than surrender to evil.

Wars and rumors of wars. Business as usual in the world.

Jesus, the apostles, and the earliest followers of Jesus didn’t surrender to evil.

Romans 13. It is the responsibility of the government, not the church, to wield the weapons of the world.

”We [followers of Jesus] do not use the weapons of the world.” - Paul, not Caesar.

 

[Matthias]

The Muslim denies that the Quran instructs Muslims to kill their enemies. The Christians address the Muslim’s denial.

But here is the most important part of the video:

The Muslim argues that the Bible instructs Christians to kill their enemies. The Christians correctly say that the Bible does not instruct Christians to kill their enemies.

 

[Matthias]

Well done, sir. The old man knows the teaching of Jesus and the apostles.

 

[Matthias]

The Muslim argues that the Bible instructs Christians to kill their enemies.

The Muslim is wrong.

“You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” - @Wrangler

Wrangler is wrong.

That isn’t what the Bible instructs Christians to do, and no church anywhere in the world holds that doctrine.

 

[Matthias]

Answering Islam (and @Wrangler)

“The Bible instructs Christians to kill their enemies” / ”You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill” is the opposite of what the Bible instructs.

 

[Matthias]

“Just War Tradition

The Church is emphatically for peace in all places and for all people, and has time and again advocated vocally for the prevention or cessation of war and supports the long tradition of pacifism in the Church. Yet, under certain circumstances, …”

The Church’s View on War and Peace | Justice and Peace Office

justiceandpeace.org.au

@Wrangler ignores and denies even the existence of the former; I recognize and fully support the former while recognizing and fully rejecting the latter.

The “Just War“ theory comes from the church, in the 4th century; not from Jesus, the apostles, and the early church.

 

[Matthias]

Continuing the argument of the RCC begun in post #2794 -

“… it also believes that war is morally permissible perhaps even necessary. Built on centuries of tradition and scholarship, the Church uses the ‘Just War Theory’ as the basis upon which it discerns the permissibility of a war and the morality of its conduct. …”

The Church’s View on War and Peace | Justice and Peace Office

justiceandpeace.org.au

That’s right. That is what the RCC (and others) does.

What’s the problem with that? The RCC has taken us back not to the 1st century but to the 4th century.

I’ve taken us back to the 1st century.

“Morally permissible“ 4th century isn’t “morally permissible” 1st century.

Jesus, the apostles, and the church before the fourth century didn’t believe war is “morally permissible perhaps necessary” for Christians to participate in.

What happened in the 4th century that changed what is “morally permissible”? The role of church and state was combined.

The morality of Jesus and the apostles (and the church in the centuries before the 4th) was pushed aside.

 

[Wrangler]

Romans 13. It is the responsibility of the government, not the church, to wield the weapons of the world.

Give to Caesar what is Caesar's. It means there is not only spiritual considerations for the people in the church.

 

[Wrangler]

“You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” - @Wrangler

Wrangler is wrong.

No. I'm right. Jesus didn't tell us to buy a sword to be a dust collector.

That isn’t what the Bible instructs Christians to do, and no church anywhere in the world holds that doctrine.

This is wrong. Many churches these days have armed security at all the entrances. Purpose is not dust collection.

 

[Matthias]

Give to Caesar what is Caesar's. It means there is not only spiritual considerations for the people in the church.

That’s right.

 

[Matthias]

No. I'm right. Jesus didn't tell us to buy a sword to be a dust collector.

Early Church history proves that you‘re wrong.

You’re a history denier. I’m bound by the constraints of history.

This is wrong.

Please identify by name the churches which teach, “You are not a follower of Jesus if you aren’t armed,ready to kill.”

This is a repeated request that you repeatedly ignore. As I pointed out to you and my other readers, AI is unable to locate any church, anywhere in the world, not even your concealed identity church, which teaches this doctrine.

Many churches these days have armed security at all the entrances. Purpose is not dust collection.

The practice of “many churches these days” isn’t the practice of the early church. It is a departure from the church “in those days”.

Your ally is the mistaken Muslim in post #2790, not the early church.

 

[Wrangler]

Many churches these days have armed security at all the entrances. Purpose is not dust collection.

From AI, 75% of big churches are armed.

According to a 2023 survey by Christianity Todayand Lifeway Research, roughly 75% (three-quarters) of U.S. churches with congregations of 1,000 members or more report having armed security at their entrances. This security can include:

• Armed parishioners (often the most common form),
• Off-duty police officers, or
• Hired private security guards.