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Paul didn’t outsource his and the disciples’ violence.

If it eases your conscience any @Lambano, the government officials who demanded it were all Christians.

No. Followers of Jesus are to love their enemies, not kill them. How do you preach the gospel to a Muslim?

God has not called followers of Jesus to kill one another. We can be certain of that.

Yes. I was a government employee and I was ordered (on a couple of occasions) to do things which would, if had done it, have killed and injured innocent citizens. In my shoes, what would you have done?

No follower of Jesus in one nation is called to kill followers of Jesus in another nation in war. ”You are not a follower of Jesus if you aren’t armed, ready to kill.” That’s the voice of the devil, not the voice of Jesus.

The elected officials and persons in their employment. Heads of the government and government employees.

There is a critical 3 century gap in his historical record, readers. The apostles and the Christians who lived in that time period remained faithful to the Messiah’s teaching on how to treat their enemies. There have also been Christians throughout the 17 centuries since who have remained...

That‘s not who Jesus, the apostles and the primitive Christians are. That’s a great question. No, it isn’t who the lord Jesus Messiah wants his followers to be. He didn’t teach his followers to kill one another for Caesar. It‘s the governments role to protect its citizens. It wasn’t a hard...

I’m currently reading The Myth of A Christian Nation, written by Gregory A. Boyd.

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“Introduction Few events in the history of Christianity are as contentious and misunderstood as the Crusades and the Inquisition.,These periods are often cited as examples of religious zealotry and violence, seemingly in direct contradiction to the teachings of Jesus Christ. This article...

“Indeed crusaders did many evil things! Many crusaders plundered, raped, and murdered. Sometimes they even did this to Jews and other Christians! But, sadly, that’s what people do. Again, however, this is absolutely contrary to the teaching of Christ.”...

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“The greatest blessing which God ever gave to man was the man Christ Jesus.” - C.H. Spurgeon