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  1. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “Ponder This As followers of Christ, we are God’s agents of peace. You are an ambassador. …” (Love Worth Finding Ministries, “You Are God’s Agent of Peace”) https://www.lwf.org/daily-devotionals/you-are-gods-agent-of-peace Bold is mine. Compare and contrast that with this -> “You are not...
  2. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “If we truly want to be relevant today, we must proclaim the ancient gospel.” - Burk Parsons The “ancient gospel” is the gospel of peace. “Enough of this. it’s impractical. Ignore that man.” Before you adopt that posture, test the spirit.
  3. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    The way of Muhammad is the way of the sword, not the way of peace. Which is to say, the way of Muhammad is not the way of Jesus.
  4. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “The three subsequent Crusades accomplished nothing more than the further blurring of the original purposes for which the Crusades were called and any distinction between Christian and nonbeliever.” (Ergun Mehmet Caner & Emir Fethi Caner, Christian Jihad, p. 130) Bold is mine. “Blurring … any...
  5. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    Muslims (and Christians who agree with them) need to be persuaded that with Christianity came peace. “Another parable He put forth to them, saying: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field; but while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went...
  6. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “The question was, ‘Am I saying that with Christianity comes peace?’ No. I’m not.” Pause. In his place, I would have said, “Yes, I am.” He couldn’t say it because he doesn’t believe it. Neither does the Muslim.
  7. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    Returning to the video, which I‘ve done so many times now - but less and less beyond the first 25 seconds. “The question was, ‘Am I saying that with Christianity comes peace?’ No. I’m not. I’m saying that with Christ comes peace.” Pause. This is the critical point in the video. If it’s true...
  8. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “Certainly it would take much time to repair the damage which had been inflicted from the warmongers.” (Ergun Mehmet Caner & Emir Fethi Caner, Christian Jihad, p. 104) The Christian speaker in the video (see post #1) had an opportunity to repair the damage but didn’t take advantage of it. Did...
  9. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    “The question was, ‘Am I saying that with Christianity comes peace?’ No. I’m not. I’m saying that with Christ comes peace.” Islam is the religion of peace The second question asked by the Muslim - “What about the Crusades?” - was asked before the speaker was allowed to answer the first...
  10. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “The Christ you preach determines the gospel you preach, and the gospel you preach reveals the Christ you actually believe in.” - Jeffrey Perry
  11. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “There would be no sense in saying you trusted Jesus if you would not take his advice.” - C.S. Lewis
  12. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    The way of Jesus is the way of peace, not the way of the sword.
  13. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    I treat him like the one true God, because that is the way Jesus and the apostles treat him and that is who he is. Go in peace and be a man of your word.
  14. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    I believe Jesus and the apostles. There’s nothing you can say that contradicts them that could ever cause me to believe you. “You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” Test the spirit. That’s not the spirit of Jesus.
  15. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    @Wrangler agrees with you. Wrangler disagrees with you. As long as that division exists the possibility exists that you won’t be drawn further in and might be drawn out.
  16. Matthias

    Reason for The Crusades explained

    They taught, preached and practiced what I teach, preach and practice. You acknowledged that they are my foundation. We are one. Your teaching is against us. ”We counsel violence.” - @Wrangler The “we” in his statement included you and @Armour of God.