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* It’s been too long since I last hurkle-durkled. *

From my X / Twitter “Following” feed 3 days ago - “When I was Muslim, I compared Muhammad’s last words to Jesus’ last words. Not just the facts, but the spirit behind them. And bro, the difference is staggering. It shook my devout Muslim faith. According to Sahih al-Bukhari, Muhammad’s final...

“If you always enjoy sermons, the minister is not a good steward. He is not acting wisely who deals out nothing but sweets.” - C.H. Spurgeon

“As God is all-sufficient, our defense is equal to any emergency.” - C.H. Spurgeon ”We do not use the weapons of the world.” - Paul

This is the Great Commission. This is a great catastrophe. @Wrangler @Armour of God @NayborBear

The words of the Preacher came to mind - “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) War is an issue that has afflicted mankind from early on in our history and remains an issue in our time.

If / since you haven’t used your weapons of the world to kill your enemies, what then have they collected? @NayborBear @Armour of God

“Mistaken Methods The Crusaders committed horrible acts of hatred and violence, distorting Jesus’ methods of self-sacrifice and love. Today, the Belvoir fortress symbolizes a sad chapter in Christian history. The Crusaders mistakenly used their own violent methods, rather than following Jesus’...

Following up on post #2301, Sprinkle concludes his article - “What Paul says about God’s use of the government in Romans 13:4 is stated in direct contrast to what he commands the church in Romans 12:19. No Christian can claim to carry out Romans 13:4. It’s not a command. It’s a statement about...

Following up on post #2298, Sprinkle offers what he calls “the most significant point” - ”So, third, Paul says that God executes vengeance through Rome after he prohibits Christians from doing so. Compare these two statements, which are only a few verses apart: ’Beloved, never avenge...

I would ask you and the casual reader to recall that Christian commentary answering the question has been presented to you time and again in this thread. You do remember, don’t you?