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“As God is all-sufficient, our defense is equal to any emergency.” - C.H. Spurgeon ”We do not use the weapons of the world.” - Paul

This is the Great Commission. This is a great catastrophe. @Wrangler @Armour of God @NayborBear

The words of the Preacher came to mind - “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” (Ecclesiastes 1:9) War is an issue that has afflicted mankind from early on in our history and remains an issue in our time.

If / since you haven’t used your weapons of the world to kill your enemies, what then have they collected? @NayborBear @Armour of God

“Mistaken Methods The Crusaders committed horrible acts of hatred and violence, distorting Jesus’ methods of self-sacrifice and love. Today, the Belvoir fortress symbolizes a sad chapter in Christian history. The Crusaders mistakenly used their own violent methods, rather than following Jesus’...

Following up on post #2301, Sprinkle concludes his article - “What Paul says about God’s use of the government in Romans 13:4 is stated in direct contrast to what he commands the church in Romans 12:19. No Christian can claim to carry out Romans 13:4. It’s not a command. It’s a statement about...

Following up on post #2298, Sprinkle offers what he calls “the most significant point” - ”So, third, Paul says that God executes vengeance through Rome after he prohibits Christians from doing so. Compare these two statements, which are only a few verses apart: ’Beloved, never avenge...

I would ask you and the casual reader to recall that Christian commentary answering the question has been presented to you time and again in this thread. You do remember, don’t you?

Following up on post #2291, Sprinkle continues - “Second. Romans 13 says that God uses governments to punish evildoers and reward the good. But what does this mean? Does every government always punish evil and reward good? Yeah, right. Rome was the same government that beheaded John the...

“Even though Romans 13 has been taken to empower Christians to kill their enemy, or praise the government, or vindicate the just war tradition, there is nothing in this passage that commands Christians to use their guns to confront evil. Nothing. Here’s why. First. Paul’s statement reflects a...

What does any of that have to do with Jesus, the apostles, the earliest Christians, millions of Christians down through the centuries, and I not killing our enemies and you saying Christians should kill their enemies but you haven’t?

You know I treat my enemies in accordance with the teaching and example of Jesus and the apostles. “We do not use the weapons of the world.”

I thought about your words during the night and I’ve returned to them again this morning. Whatever else they are or might be, they‘ve allowed the spirit of Islam to harden their hearts. Setting aside for a moment that they haven’t actually killed even a single Muslim between them - even if...