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“Compare yourself only with Jesus.” - A.W. Tozer

The church he attends has a name, a physical street address, a structure where they meet, publications, a website, a statement of faith, etc. He doesn’t want you, me, or anyone else here to have that information. I can’t tell from what you’ve written if you have what he has (see above) or not.

The Jews were a conquered people and Caesar was the leader of the enemy occupying force. Jesus was asked about whether or not the Jews should pay taxes imposed by the enemy. The answer was yes. If Caesar had demanded Jesus and his fellow Jews to arm themselves and kill Caesar’s enemies - the...

That’s what you should hear. Physical warfare is prohibited. We see obedience to the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles in response to persecution by their enemies. What we don’t see is the followers of Jesus using weapons of the world to defend themselves, nor to attack, those who were...

And why can’t you? You can’t because the Apostles obeyed the teaching and example set by Jesus. They didn’t kill their enemies. Jesus drove the sellers and the animals out of the temple with a whip. I addressed it in this thread yesterday.

“Theodoret, writing his own version of Church history, also includes the account of Bishop James of Nisibis, who inspired the army against the Persians in the fourth century by calling down the judgment of God on the approaching heathen. The pestilence that followed was directly attributed to...

Does anyone here believe that Caesar loved his enemies? I’m particularly interested in hearing from @Wrangler, @Armour of God, @NayborBear on this question.

I‘ve been quoting the historical record extensively -> Christians in the Ante Nice period (and before) did not kill their enemies. Christians in the Nicene period (and after) did kill their enemies. When you listen to Paul say, “We do not use the weapons of the world,” what do you hear?

Neither Jesus, nor the Apostles, killed for Caesar; neither did they teach followers of Jesus to kill for him. The words of Peter, though spoken in a different context, are applicable here: ”We must obey God rather than man.”

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world.” - Paul Do you know the account of Bishop James of Nisibis? I’ll go over it for my readers when I return home this evening.

Could you describe for me the killing of enemies done by the Apostles?

The reasons for the Crusades was exhausted in post #1, which alluded to reasons against them. Discussing both sides of the issue is necessary.

“Fear not that, though the beginnings are but small, Christ will not despise the day of small things.” - George Whitefield

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An Apostle replies, ”The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world” (2 Corinthians 10:4). Choosing wisely is choosing to be like Jesus. He killed neither his enemies nor his brothers. ”Teach them to obey everything that I have taught you.” - Jesus

I recall a fictional story about a man who, during a prayer service at his church for blessing and protection of Christian military personnel serving his country during a time of war, suddenly felt the urge to pray for blessing and protection of Christian military personnel serving the country...

“Even Clement of Alexandria, who had given such a vigorous condemnation of Christian involvement in the military (‘For it is not in war, but in peace, that we are trained.’) gives a qualified acceptance of the Christian in the army. … This provisional acceptance of the peaceful military officer...

“In the third century, a minister named Hippolytus … listed twenty-four forbidden or restricted vocations for believers in his book, Apostolic Traditions. … The most pervasive restriction was against occupations that involved violence. Eight of the twenty-four involved brutality, including...