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  1. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    “You aren’t following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” @Riven this teaching doesn’t come to us from Jesus and the apostles. You won’t find it taught at any church you’ve ever heard of. It comes to us from the evil one. Do you see how the false teaching is incompatible with and...
  2. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven another book recommendation for you. Remember, Bible first and foremost. However, also reading about Christian martyrs would be enormously beneficial to you.
  3. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven what do you see? That’s not a drawing depicting the defeat of Christians. That’s a drawing depicting the victory of Christians. God is glorified by the obedience of his sons and daughters. Killing their enemy wouldn’t have brought glory to God. Overcoming their enemy by not killing...
  4. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven take a minute to look at the Tertullian quote with me again. “The oftener we are mowed down by you …” Who is the “you” whom Tertullian was addressing? The Roman Emperor -> Septimus Severus. What is the significance of that? Romans 13:4. Septimus Severus - > “minister of God”...
  5. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    The question has been raised: Would you use lethal force to protect your family? The followers of Jesus are his family. I wouldn’t use lethal force to protect my family and Jesus didn’t use lethal force to protect his family. You know what has been said about me. Why hasn’t what has been said...
  6. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven I would like for you to watch this 3 minute clip and tell me what you think about it.
  7. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    You say that Christians killing fellow Christians is regrettable. I think it is far more than that, but the question is this: What does Jesus think about his followers killing one another? Does he think it’s regrettable? Does he think it is more than that? A secondary question: What does Satan...
  8. Matthias

    Peace and War

    This is an important issue to me. Beneath the mushroom cloud Christians and non-Christians are wounded,dead, dying. Above the mushroom cloud Christians and non-Christians are pondering what they have done. some have regrets, some don’t. There was an enormous amount if suffering. Was Jesus...
  9. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven please let me know if my questions have made you feel uncomfortable. I assure you that the questions you and others have asked me haven’t made me feel uncomfortable. I welcome them. If you don’t want to continue the conversation we can leave it where it stands.
  10. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    @Riven do you know what it is called when a civilian population is intentionally targeted for destruction?
  11. Matthias

    The good man that turned bad out of necessity

    Specifically, Nagasaki. Do you not consider Catholics to be Christians? How many Christians were killed in Nagasaki when the atomic bomb was dropped on the city? AI Overview - “When the atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, an estimated 8,000 to 10,000 (primarily Catholics)...
  12. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “The most glorious fact in the universe is that men may know God personally. The most inglorious comment on this generation is that so few have availed themselves of this opportunity.” - B.R. Lakin