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You have it right @walter. Stay the course. It is the worldly man, the one has killing his enemies so deeply ingrained in his psyche that he would kill the disciples of Jesus, who is urging upon us the exact opposite of what the Messiah is teaching in Matthew 10:24. The Messiah doesn’t want his...

You would kill me. Your weapons are worldly. There is no possibility of me killing you. My weapons are spiritual.

Directing people to Christian history isn’t misdirection. You’ve directed my attention to the Middle Age era of Christianity and I’ve directed my readers to the primitive era of Christianity without neglecting the Middle Age era. I’m pointing out that the earliest Christians didn’t think like...

The common denominator of violence committed by Christians and Muslims against Christians, Muslims and Jews (and others) is violence. You’re a violent man. I don’t debate. As for my primary objection to the Crusades, I’ve supplied it in my posts.

No. Enemy. I‘ve directed your attention to earlier Christians, Christians who lived in the first four centuries. I’ve used multiple Christian sources (including even pagan sources which undermine your teaching) in order to give you the opportunity to learn from them. The earliest Christians...

There is a major difference between animals and human beings. I know that you have killed human beings in your heart (and are keen on literally kill human beings, if you haven’t already) but are you in favor of euthanizing human beings?

I know more about the subject than you so. Jesus tells us why he instructed them purchase swords, said two swords in total were enough, stated why he instructed them to purchase swords, and rebuked the one who used it. Wrong. You don’t know the difference between obeying Caesar and obeying...

Someone else mentioned earlier in the thread that Jesus taught his disciples to do no harm to their enemies. As church history demonstrates , the earliest Christians followed that teaching. The question I would ask is how is it possible for a Christian to follow Jesus’ teaching while serving in...

The first four hundred years of Church history documents their understanding and practice. He listened to the Crusaders, who came on the scene much later, so maybe he’ll listen to the early generations of Christians and gain a better understanding of how the Christian attitude to war changed...

Will you allow the early Christians to educate @Wrangler?

I’ll leave it to him to let us know. While we wait, my mind drifted back to the 60’s when this was playing on the radio - Benton Harbor, the white-winged warrior.

I don’t know if he’s part of a white supremacist militia or not so I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt. He does exhibit a strong desire to dust off his weapons. Maybe he‘s a crime fighting vigilante and he’ll provide some anecdotes about his crime fighting adventures. I hadn’t thought to ask...

I agree that a person not wanting violence and violence being inflicted on a person aren’t the same thing. The phantom pastor can’t prevent anyone from being a victim. Putting your dog down isn’t the same as you killing your enemies.

@Debp is a Christian and I’m a primitive Christian. You haven’t educated me and I’m waiting to hear from her to find out if you’ve educated her. Scripture tells us why Jesus told them to purchase swords and the two swords they purchased wasn't for the purpose of collecting dust. Your...

He answered for you @Debp. Did he tell me what you would have told me? If he did, that’s fine and I have a follow-up question for you. If he didn’t, you should have a word with him about it.

I’ve already responded to your question and my answer remains the same - Wait for the Messiah to return.

Your teaching is false, which is easily demonstrated by appealing to the well-documented and preserved Christian attitude to war in the first few centuries in the history of the church. I invite you to read it and reconsider your argument.

After all, it’s hunting season. Cromwell lost his head.

“Caesar Says“ is a dangerous game everyone has to play. “Caesar says” … “repudiate what Paul says is the Christian armor and weapon or end up like Paul.” Say yes to Caesar and live. Say no to Caesar and die. Caesar doesn’t like being kept waiting. You have five seconds to decide. It won’t take...

“The Bible is the only infallible source of truth. Read it daily.” - Trevor Sheatz If that is the extent of your plan, stick to it. Allow nothing to keep you from it.