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Following up on post #2291, Sprinkle continues - “Second. Romans 13 says that God uses governments to punish evildoers and reward the good. But what does this mean? Does every government always punish evil and reward good? Yeah, right. Rome was the same government that beheaded John the...

“Even though Romans 13 has been taken to empower Christians to kill their enemy, or praise the government, or vindicate the just war tradition, there is nothing in this passage that commands Christians to use their guns to confront evil. Nothing. Here’s why. First. Paul’s statement reflects a...

What does any of that have to do with Jesus, the apostles, the earliest Christians, millions of Christians down through the centuries, and I not killing our enemies and you saying Christians should kill their enemies but you haven’t?

You know I treat my enemies in accordance with the teaching and example of Jesus and the apostles. “We do not use the weapons of the world.”

I thought about your words during the night and I’ve returned to them again this morning. Whatever else they are or might be, they‘ve allowed the spirit of Islam to harden their hearts. Setting aside for a moment that they haven’t actually killed even a single Muslim between them - even if...

“Pick up and read great sermon books, especially those of past centuries that are packed with spiritual meat.” - Joel Beeke

A symbol which represents the indiscriminate slaughter of Muslims, Jews and Christians in the Middle Ages. It doesn’t draw people to Messiah and his gospel; it repels them from him and hinders them from hearing his life saving words. @Wrangler @NayborBear

”When the Holy Cross Board of Trustees ruled this month to keep the Crusader moniker, they aimed, in part, to move the word away from its dark and sordid history. In a joint statement and video message, College President Philip Boroughs and Board chair John Mahoney said they see crusader, in...

What you’re saying to me you’re saying to the apostles, to the Ante Nicene Church Fathers, to the Christians of the first three centuries of Christian history, and to millions of Christians down through the centuries who have likewise loved and obeyed the teaching of the Messiah. “As it is...

“The Crusades were a series of religious wars in the medieval period. They were primarily between Christians and Muslims. Both sides fought for control over sacred, religious, lands in the Middle East. In 1095 the newly elected Pope Urban II called on his followers to liberate Jerusalem, the...

Compare the message of the Church of the Brethren (an Anabaptist “Peace Church” - recall that the Caner brothers identified the Anabaptists as “the Free Church” in their book Christian Jihad) with the message of @Wrangler and his concealed identity church: “God commands Christians to kill their...

“May he come who will end all war, the Prince of Peace himself.” - C.H. Spurgeon He isn’t coming to end something that is good. He’s coming to end something that is bad. May he come soon and end what you are for. @Armour of God @NayborBear

That’s not a fact. That’s an opinion. Neither the Father nor Jesus commanded Christians to kill their enemies. @Wrangler wrote (in post #1631), “The Crusades were good and justified in their warmongering.”

You know what @Wrangler thinks about those who don’t answer questions @NayborBear. You approved of his standard of measure. It will be measured to both of you, just as Jesus says that it will. How badly do you want to kill your enemy? What is keeping you from doing it?

Yes. No. You’re preaching destruction. Read Romans 13 again and remember when you do that the apostle who wrote it also wrote, “We [Christians] do not use the weapons of the world.” I’m not rejecting the Father. I’m obeying him.

You’re neither extending the Messiah’s kingdom nor defending it. You’re defending the medieval actions of the Roman Catholic church. You aren’t speaking for the Messiah, nor are you acting like the Messiah. You certainly aren’t following his teaching and the teaching of the apostles. You know...

Jesus, the apostles, and the earliest followers of Jesus preached peace to a world that rejected peace. They weren’t seducing anyone. I’m a 1st century follower of Jesus living in the 21st century. I’m following the example of Jesus, the apostles, and the earliest followers of Jesus. I’m...