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I could agree with the article AND advocate non-violence based on the examples of Jesus and His Apostles--the two are not mutually exclusive.

Oh man this Kool Aid is so tasty! What's that weird bitter flavor? Who cares! It's Kool Aid! No one doesn't love Kool Aid!

Well, we'll just have to let the readers decide. You presented your argument and I presented mine. I stand by mine. No Romans 7 is a rejoinder to Romans 6:14 "You shall not be mastered by sin because you are not under Law"--Romans 7 details how sin masters a Jew "in the flesh" and "under Law"...

I am an ex Muslim. I have no problem talking with Muslims. I am learning Christianity right now. When I'm done I'll be doing more of that. That said, Jesus said "be shrewd as serpents"--it would be a breaking of this commandment for me, a White looking person who stands out like a sore thumb...

If I misunderstood you I apologize. Wasn't it your intention to object to my rejection of violence based on Peter's violence in the Garden? What was the point? He offered no violent resistance. Even if you reject what is obvious reality that he died and afterward was resurrected through prayer...

Good night.

I'm asking what the Bible establishes. Nothing else is Christianity. I reject Catholicism as a deviation and ungodly. Jesus says we are not to live as they did in the OT. Already cited Matthew 5.

"You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink." Matthew 5 33“Again, you have heard that [z]the ancients were told, ‘[aa]YOU SHALL NOT [ab]MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR [ac]VOWS TO THE LORD.’ 34But I say to you, take no oath at all, neither by heaven, for it is the throne...

Where in Scripture do you find any of that? Not necessarily, no. Did Jesus defend His treasure-box from Judas the thief?

It is very difficult for me to get off this site, but I had better head to sleep. Good night.

Also, more accurately, Jews are no longer "under Law"--Gentiles never were "under Law"--when they believe, because death (the death they die with Christ) exempts them from their obligation to serve via the Torah Romans 7:1-6. This doctrine of Paul's he shared in common with other Pharisees--it...

All right. My mistake. I understand where you're coming from. This criticism of Israel tends to confuse me as it seems their response was pleasing. Depending on the Church, sure--in one (in Miami), the guy claims to be Christ, and has his congregants get a "666" tattoo, and say sinning...

It will be up to them to decide whether that is the discussion they want to have here--or they may direct you to a more appropriate thread. Hope your discussion with them goes well (glorifies God). Thanks for understanding.

That may be discussed on an appropriate thread. Here is one I authored. Please address @theefaith on that as they were the one who raised it.

Thanks for discussion. I should probably rest. Just had dialysis.

@Amazed@grace It's not that I'm going to hate you if you disagree... but I do believe I am parsing God's Word accurately on this issue. Why don't you see barbarian disciples hacking at unbelievers in the New Testament? Or laws for warfare? Because that would be Islam--wrong religion! LOL!

@Amazed@grace Did He repudiate Torah commands? Read all of the "you have heard it said... but I say" statements in Matthew 5. Also Matthew 19 on divorce for the explanation behind it all. You're welcome. Why was Peter armed? Irrelevant--he was not obeying Christ by striking people which is how...

The thread was authored by a Roman Catholic with the intention of assailing the "Protestant" view of Scripture (by which Catholicism's "authoritative" "holy tradition" is rejected). That is the topic of discussion. I was defending my view, and assailing their view. They responded "Luther...

We are called "sheep led to the slaughter". "Judge a tree by its fruits" : We know how they didn't interpret that because they all were martyred and offered no resistance. The whole reason why Paul even said "minister of God" was because that fact would not have been apparent : these were not...

"Works of law" was just a term Jews used to describe the good works the Law commanded. Those born of God are not under Law but under Grace Romans 6:14 and fulfill the righteous requirement of the Law Romans 2:13-15, Romans 2:26-27, Romans 8:3-4. That's what this whole discussion is...