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  1. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    He was banned. As far as I know, he’s still wandering the streets and sleeping outside. He wasn’t happy being anywhere. He did. He is a Christian who became homeless and suffered mental illness while living on the streets. I’ve met a number of people like him. It isn’t uncommon for mentally...
  2. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    You were very patient with him. All of the moderators were. God bless you all.
  3. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    “Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you.” - Jesus Messiah I’m grieving the loss of my enemy this evening.
  4. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    Thank you. The teaching of Jesus is to love enemies and do good to them. That is what I live in a society that doesn’t. He hasn’t annihilated all evil - it still exists and is increasing - and he hasn’t annihilated those who commit evil - he will when he returns. He will in the second...
  5. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    I wasn’t joking. He confronted the moderators and they did their job when he persisted. It was his fault, not the moderator’s. I tried for four years to help the man, but to no avail. He didn’t want help. He wanted attention. His life was destroyed by homelessness and mental health issues. He...
  6. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    That’s right. ”We do not use the weapons of the world.” - Jesus, via Paul “Imitate me as I imitate Messiah.” - Paul That is apostolic counsel. That is why it is my counsel. ”We‘re counseling violence” is the counsel of the hidden identity church.
  7. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    As has been pointed out many times, the knights who went on the crusades had a history of warring against one another. Traitors to the Kingdom of God; not traitors to their respective countries.
  8. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    I led you here but no one forced you to come. The apostles were engaged in carrying out the Great Commission. They weren’t armed, contrary to what @Wrangler would have us believe. Jesus, though, was deemed an enemy of the state; a political threat to Rome. That’s not historically accurate...
  9. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @2bme has said that he is an ex-Christian. Is it possible to think of him as the good man who turned bad out of necessity?
  10. Matthias

    The happy thread

    * Moral of the story: Ask as soon as you resurface. *
  11. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    @Wrangler @Armour of God @NayborBear I take it as a given that you believe Jesus led the Crusades. If you don’t, please say so. A 1st century timeframe question: How many holy wars, if any, do you believe Jesus and the apostles led?
  12. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “Remember that every moment we exercise influence.” - John Milne
  13. Matthias

    The happy thread was dead. Long live the happy thread!

    * What someone says when they think they can read my mind but can’t. *
  14. Matthias

    The happy thread was dead. Long live the happy thread!

    * I had something to wear when I posted this message. *
  15. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    You created and offered a comical fantasy for me to consider. I did.
  16. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “So much of our justification for killing and war flows out of our allegiance to a nation, instead of the Kingdom of God. We are willing to hold one rule for our nation state and one for ourselves. But in Christ there can be no such inconsistency. The first Christians spoke out clearly against...
  17. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    I acknowledge that you are indeed counseling violence. That’s an indisputable fact. Did the apostles counsel followers of Jesus to kill their enemies? AI Overview response - “No. The apostles never counseled followers of Jesus to kill their enemies. Instead, New Testament teachings emphasize...