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  1. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    Muslims believe the Bible instructs Christian to kill our enemies. I don’t. The Christian woman in this video responding (poorly, but rightly) to a Muslim evangelist doesn’t. The Christian theologians in the video don’t. I don’t. Given the violent history of Christianity from the 4th century to...
  2. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    What would it take for you not to follow the way of Jesus and the apostles? If someone threatens to kill you if you don’t, would that do the trick? ”You are not following Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” Test the spirit. That’s not the spirit of Jesus. That’s the spirit of the devil.
  3. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    My only point is that Jesus and the apostles didn’t teach followers of Jesus to kill their enemies. He and they explicitly taught us how to respond to our enemies at all times. They modeled it for us. Christianity has been guilty at times of doing that. That’s fine. What kind of fight did...
  4. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    Is that what C.H. Spurgeon expected? If you don’t know, ask @Wrangler. He knows what Spurgeon expected. He also knows it’s the same thing that I expect. Do you know @rockytopva?
  5. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    You’re speaking about the government. See Romans 13. That’s the role of the government, not the church.
  6. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    That’s not what I expect. No. I teach, preach, and practice the Messiah’s way. The threat of violence - be it from Islam or any other religion - will not cause me to teach, preach and practice any other way.
  7. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    This has been addressed thoroughly, by myself and others, in the thread which @Wrangler encouraged you to read. ”We do not use the weapons of the world.” - Jesus, via Paul When did Jesus and the apostles use the weapons of the world to kill their enemies? It’s a rhetorical question. They...
  8. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    That’s false. Please do.
  9. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    No. What does Jesus expect his followers to do when they are being persecuted? Doesn’t Jesus himself tell us and show us? Don’t the apostles? ”We do not use the weapons of the world.” - Paul
  10. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    Be Messiah in you to Muhammad in them. That’s the remedy.
  11. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    He didn’t. That wasn’t his purpose. This is how Christianity began.
  12. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    Even by Christians. The pattern has to be broken. The way of Jesus and the apostles is the way to break it.
  13. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    “We are called to bring the gospel of hope to our Muslim neighbors, but there are some mistakes that Christians can make - intentionally or unintentionally - that we should avoid. Number one, your goal as a Christian is not to win a debate. Avoid this urge to be argumentative - I want to win -...
  14. Matthias

    Crusades Began with Reconquista

    This isn’t viva Christianity. This is viva Roman Catholicism.
  15. Matthias

    QUOTE for the day

    “If killing is compatible with loving, what does hatred look like?” - Calum Miller
  16. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    “Learning about Christianity is compulsory for Muslims, but learning about Islam is optional for Christians. The result is that when a Christian meets a Muslim, the Muslim is very often prepared, while, the Christian is not. This situation is both a challenge and an opportunity. It is a...
  17. Matthias

    Bible reading plans

    I’m on a Bible reading campaign. Reading the Bible regularly is good for the memory.
  18. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    “Muslims don’t need sentimental unity. They need the gospel.” (Shahriq Khan) https://x.com/realshahriqkhan/status/2068137061450727552?s=61
  19. Matthias

    Historian shares how Islam really began

    Act. The gospel of Jesus.