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“The Crusade was a pilgrimage and thereby an act of penance. When Urban II called the First Crusade in 1095, he created a model that would be followed for centuries. Crusaders who undertook that burden with right intention and after confessing their sins would receive a plenary indulgence.”...

The approved Christian way of defending Christianity from evil, taught by Paul

@Armour of God have you any interest in evangelizing Muslims? Do you think the Crusades have a positive impact, a negative impact, or no impact on evangelizing Muslims today?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._H._Liddell_Hart “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone. If it is pissible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Di nit take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it...

“As Emperor Constantine restored order to the Empire - and gave complicit authority to the Christian church - the bishops, theologians and authors became emboldened to an almost eschatological and millennial hope for a temporal peace under the direction of God. This coalition of church and...

“Emperor Constantine hearkens back to the Old Testament armies, which operated as a killing force for God’s purposes. This must be noted as significant in developing an argument that would be taken up to justify the First Crusade. Moses, Joshua, and Gideon had all shed blood as warriors for God...

“Compare yourself only with Jesus.” - A.W. Tozer

The church he attends has a name, a physical street address, a structure where they meet, publications, a website, a statement of faith, etc. He doesn’t want you, me, or anyone else here to have that information. I can’t tell from what you’ve written if you have what he has (see above) or not.

The Jews were a conquered people and Caesar was the leader of the enemy occupying force. Jesus was asked about whether or not the Jews should pay taxes imposed by the enemy. The answer was yes. If Caesar had demanded Jesus and his fellow Jews to arm themselves and kill Caesar’s enemies - the...

That’s what you should hear. Physical warfare is prohibited. We see obedience to the teaching of Jesus and the Apostles in response to persecution by their enemies. What we don’t see is the followers of Jesus using weapons of the world to defend themselves, nor to attack, those who were...

And why can’t you? You can’t because the Apostles obeyed the teaching and example set by Jesus. They didn’t kill their enemies. Jesus drove the sellers and the animals out of the temple with a whip. I addressed it in this thread yesterday.

“Theodoret, writing his own version of Church history, also includes the account of Bishop James of Nisibis, who inspired the army against the Persians in the fourth century by calling down the judgment of God on the approaching heathen. The pestilence that followed was directly attributed to...

Does anyone here believe that Caesar loved his enemies? I’m particularly interested in hearing from @Wrangler, @Armour of God, @NayborBear on this question.