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Why have you not replied to all of my question? You can’t possibly have read all that I’ve written.

That’s true. That’s false. No we wouldn’t, as can be seen in this thread.

We were speaking about the early church. They didn’t arm themselves and they didn’t kill their enemies. You introduced the possibility that they couldn’t purchase weapons, something which is demonstrably untrue. I’ve already pointed out several times that the reasons for the Crusades have...

I’m sure that when I’ve given a direct answer to a question that you persist in saying that my direct answer is not a direct answer. You’re unstable in your ways.

“Blessed are those who have no reason to condemn themselves because of what you approve.” (Romans 14:22, NRSVA) Please read again this brief account of what the Crusaders did. If you approve them, are you condemning yourself?

I quoted this commentary to support what I see in scripture. No one has come forward to explain why what the trinitarian (Lutheran) commentator and I see here is mistaken. I would appreciate it if someone who thinks it is mistaken would explain their objection for me.

Then please show us where you find Paul, after his conversion, using the weapons of the world (which he explicitly says “we” do not do) to kill his enemies. I‘ve said multiple times that is true. (I’m thinking now what Jesus said to his enemies, “Why do you not hear me?”) The Messiah, the...

I don’t have to guess. Wowzer.

That’s your family’s responsibility. It’s fitting, and you should be remembered for what you promoted. When your family members visit your grave, I hope they‘ll remember Jesus, the apostles and the Christians who imitated / copied them and see the wisdom of copying them rather than copying you.

You know war is bad, you know the Crusaders committed atrocities, you know the Crusaders killed Christians, Muslims and Jews, you know the Crusaders killed non-combatants, and you should know that the Crusaders would have killed you. The Crusaders didn’t overcome evil. They tried to overcome...

You don’t think that stopped Peter and all of the other disciples in AD 30. That’s ridiculous. I’m not asserting theoretical notions. The evidence is the historical writings which document how they lived. It has been explained by me and by others. P.S. I recommend reading the extant...

You continue to show that you don’t know how to act in season and out of season. You aren’t imitating Paul; you’re imitating the world.

Fight the Messiah’s war in the Messiah’s way in the Messiah’s seasons. How did he fight in the season when he was here? Paul copied him. The other apostles and the earliest followers of Jesus did too. So should all followers in the present evil age. How will he fight in the season when...

“Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Messiah.” (1 Corinthians 11:1, TLV) “Copy me, just as I am copying the Messiah.” (NTFE) That is what the followers of Jesus are called to do. “But the first thing Jesus is going to do when he returns is…“ Yes. Will Paul copy Jesus in doing that...

My sympathy isn’t with the wrong group. “… overcome evil with good.” (Romans 12:21) “War is bad. Peace is good.” Paul knew that. He didn’t kill his enemies after he became a follower of Jesus, and he didn’t join the police force / military. How many times was he confronted by people who...

That’s true, but what makes you think the earliest followers of Jesus were unable to arm? Well documented history. Violence, Christian violence, is the topic of this thread.

You aren’t looking for my advice, and you can’t obtain from me what you want, but I’m going to offer you this small piece of advice: meditate for a minute every day on those six words.

“You are not a follower of Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” The earliest followers of Jesus weren’t armed and didn’t kill their enemies. That’s historical fact. You want me to respect you for teaching that followers of Jesus weren’t followers of Jesus? “Men in form not in...

I do. Unless they are mentally incapacitated, zero. You aren’t mentally incapacitated. Something else is driving you. Messiah didn’t commission his followers to be ready to kill their enemies, and certainly didn’t appoint his followers to kill one another.