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I think you are treading on ground you are not serious about. Can’t answer basic questions, like what is your principle opposition to the Crusades? Does God hate? Is there a time to kill or is Ecclesiastes wrong? Why did Jesus command buying a sword? And Do you accuse Jesus of killing people in...

This is a dead give-away that you are over-spiritualized; when you make it seem that something soulful is sinful when it’s not. I killed human beings in my heart? Oh no! Oh no. Oh no. Wait a minute. I have NOTHING SINFUL in my soulful heart; to follow Jesus and his commands, do justice, to...

Here is an interesting article of Christians who give to Caesar what is Caesar's. It points out: the The Chaplain Corps was established in 1775 at the request of George Washington, who at the time was serving as general of the Continental Army. Washington established the corps to meet the...

So predictable of the over-spiritualized. Jesus explicitly says, "I did not come to bring peace," which is a direct answer to your question. Somehow, you're going to turn Jesus words to mean THE EXACT OPPOSITE of what he explicitly said. Now, returning this thread back to the OP, do you know...

Are you changing the meaning of Jesus words? Jesus gives specific instructions be a peacemaker OR merely that peacemakers are blessed? Good question. Matthew 10:34 Not Peace, but a Sword 34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.

Fortunately for me, your pacifism renders you harmless. sml

This is misdirection. You are falsely equating how Christians must live when they are persecuted subjects prior to the 4th century to ruling class of the Roman Empire and in other Christian nations.

Odd play coming from the guy who said violence is violence. You're all over the place. Obviously, you don't even want to debate the moral justification for the Crusades but condemn it. Yet, you cannot express what your primary opposition is to it.

Yes, the important lesson is the sword was for their protection not his.

Friend, the early Christians - the Crusaders - have a lesson for us all. You just refuse to learn the lesson.

Didn't say it was. It's the soulful use of violence that is necessary and not sinful. You see, the overly-spiritualized have such contempt for all things worldly, carnal and fleshy that they automatically equate it with sinful. This perversion flies in the face of the many Scripture verses I...

Obviously. We are agreed; Jesus told them to purchase swords to be prepared to use them for their intended use. Wrong. Being overly spiritualized is what's dangerous.

What a pacifist rationalization. Not wanting violence and violence being upon you are not the same thing! As a pastor once said, nothing in Scripture should be interpreted to mean that you should be a victim. Nobody wants to to put their beloved dog down. It's a soulful behavior that is not...

Never claimed to be the final judge. Doesn't change the fact that I am a judge.1 Corinthians 6:3 3 Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!

What is this; another Non-sequitor. The point is Christ's return will immediately be followed by him slaughtering his enemies. Waiting or not waiting for him is irrelevant. I suppose you want to suggest that only God can act for the cause of justice. This is anti-Scriptural. This is...

Oh my! How dare a Christian educate a non-Christian on the teachings of Christ that the non-Christian doesn't agree with! Let's get the moderator's to put an end to this. What I wrote is true and you have no response to the idea that Christ did not advocate buying things to collect dust. One...

Because the teaching is true. You just can't get over the fact of some of Jesus teachings that go against your over-spiritualized world view. He commanded us to buy a sword and it was not because he advocated acquiring dust collectors. The Crusaders knew this to be true.

Wrong. Have you not read the first thing the Messiah will do upon his return is to slaughter his enemies?

Pray to God but mind you, keep your powder dry. Oliver Cromwell.

Are you familiar with logical fallacies? There is one called Strawman. Invoking the Nazi's is a common form of Strawman. Hence, Goodwin's Law. It shows you've lost the argument. I follow Jesus' commands, which include giving to Caesar what is Caesar's and buying a sword. Somehow that makes me...