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It really is that serious.

When I asked @Armour of God if he was Roman Catholic he replied that his parents are. That guarded / deflective response suggests that he isn’t a Roman Catholic. (Good for him, if that’s the case.) The Crusaders may have died for their fellow Catholics (they killed Roman Catholics too - he’s...

It’s the spirit of Antichrist, not the spirit Christ, who wants the followers of Jesus to slaughter themselves and their enemies in war @Armour of God.

That’s right. When he returns there is going to be massive bloodshed. When he is ruling from his father David’s throne in Jerusalem for a thousand years, I will be in his government. If he commands me to kill then, I will. That’s the age to come. In the meantime, he (along with the apostles)...

A painting of a US Civil War battle scene. That’s not what loving your enemy looks like @Armour of God.

Test the spirits (1 John 4:1). The real Messiah doesn’t contradict his own teaching.

What your ancestors did (mine did it too) was disobey the teaching of Jesus and the apostles on how followers of Jesus are to treat their enemies and respond to evil. It is never right to disobey the teaching of Jesus and the apostles, on this issue or any other. He saw a vision but it wasn’t...

He would kill me and he would kill you @Armour of God if the US government ordered him to. (He justifies it - which you would see in this thread if you took the time to do it - as “rendering unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.”) Would you kill me and would you kill him if the Australian government...

What I preach is obedience to the teaching of Jesus and the apostles in all circumstances. I’ve addressed this multiple times with you.

“Let us never be surprised at the wickedness that there is in the world. Let us mourn over it, and labor to make it less; but let us never be surprised at its magnitude. There is no wickedness which the heart of man is not capable of conceiving, or the hand of man doing.” - J.C. Ryle

That’s false. You know that pacifism isn’t the same as passive and that pacifism covers a wide spectrum. What you don’t know is that if Jesus ordered me to kill you, I would do so in a heartbeat.

@Armour of God your unitarian confederate on this subject believes and teaches the following: “You are not following Jesus if you are not armed, ready to kill.“ Are you armed, ready to kill? Is everyone whom you know and consider to be a follower of Jesus armed, ready to kill?

He chose not to respond to my question. Again, that’s fine. Let the story remain untold. When someone breaks away from the religion of his or her ancestors, there’s always a reason that they do. No one does that without seeing something amiss with that religion. It can be something major, it...

I pointed out in this thread the “other things” the Crusaders did. The atrocities they committed rivaled the atrocities committed by the Muslims. I sympathize neither with the Muslims nor with the Crusaders.

The response I received to this post didn’t address the point that I made. I’m open to changing my mind about what I wrote if someone would point out to me where in scripture Jesus and Paul taught the followers of Jesus to pillage, plunder, etc. their enemies.

He chose not to. That’s fine. This is a conversation, not an inquisition. The full armor of God doesn’t include the weapons of the world.

No. Post in thread 'What benefit does it produce to make Jesus God' What benefit does it produce to make Jesus God The world is full of evil powers. I have stated in this thread that it is the God-given responsibility of governments to protect and defend their citizens. I agree. Let the...

A review of my posts in this thread (not to mention other threads) is all that one needs do to evaluate and dismiss your accusation. Without taking up the weapons of the world against the attacker. I would like for others to defend themselves and their families in the same way that I would...

It was required reading when I was in high school in the 70’s. I’m a conscientious objector. I read military stories but not for enjoyment. If you haven’t read this one, I highly recommend it.