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  1. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    I’m learning how to win over Muslims on the go, by studying what others are doing - learning from both their successes and their failures. One thing I’ve learned is that celebrating the Crusades isn’t the way. That’s waving a red cape in front of a raging bull; it hardens the hearts of Muslims...
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    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    So just one of many then. Thank you for helping me see that. These many reasons are obstacles separating you from Jesus. If it were possible, would you like to clear those obstacles from the path?
  3. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    The truth is seen - whether it is recognized and acknowledged or not is another matter - when the teaching of Jesus and the apostles concerning how the followers of Jesus are to treat their enemies is placed beside the way that the crusaders and the Muslims treated one another, and the way that...
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    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    Does celebrating the Crusades - which ultimately ended in failure - help or harm evangelization of Muslims?
  5. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    I did. God and the Messiah - not the Catholic Church - saved Christianity. Romans 13:1-4. The state, not the followers of Jesus, is the mechanism used to protect the followers of Jesus. The Christianity that was protected is the Christianity that the Catholic Church-State persecuted. Please...
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    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    If your conscience isn’t seared it will. I quote extensively from the book in the “Reason for The Crusades explained” thread. I reject both.
  7. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    Thanks. You were right in thinking that I would enjoy seeing it. What I wanted to know is whether or not you understood why I would. You apparently do.
  8. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @GodsGrace a book recommendation for you. I offer it not for your enjoyment - it will distress you - but for your edification.
  9. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    Why do you think I might enjoy seeing what I’m writing against?
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    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    “ … for this purpose, perhaps no period of Christian history is so important as that of the first three centuries.” (C. John Cadoux, The Early Christian Attitude To War: A Contribution To The History Of Christian Ethics, p. 2) @Mancunian this Christian ethic is crucial for what you said you...
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    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    You’re an ex-Christian. This thread may be about you. You need Jesus and he wants you. What is keeping you apart?
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    The happy thread

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    Peace and War

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    The happy thread

  15. Matthias

    Division in the Church

    No. Sin and false teachers cause division in the church.
  16. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “No matter how talented you are, if you’re in the wrong environment, you won’t be valued.” - Ravi Shah
  17. Matthias

    Which is worse, murder or eternal torture?

    Do you want to meet Jesus?