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“In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.“ (Matthew 7:12, NASB) Jesus set and lived the standard as an example to his disciples. My advice. Treat your enemies the same way that Jesus treated his. The apostles did...

Proposition: “The apostles acted like everyone else did to protect themselves.” Follow-up. ”Some Christians did not take up swords.” Evaluation. Everyone else did not use swords to protect themselves. Conclusion. The proposition is undermined.

What I wrote in the post is complete and utter nonsense. That was the point. Wait a minute. You told me earlier that they carried swords and that it didn’t do them much good. Why didn’t it do them much good? And why did Jesus instruct them to do something which wouldn’t do them much good?

So let’s look again at what Paul said and did. If your suggestion has merit we should find him brandishing his sword and killing his enemies, shouldn’t we? They did. You should look into it sometime. It’s being discussed because it has been suggested that Jesus instructed his disciples to...

“Put down the sword, Peter.” Scripture doesn’t record Peter saying the following to Jesus but, proceeding with the argument that “absence of proof is not proof of absence” - Peter replied to Jesus, “But we have travel plans and it’s dangerous to travel without swords. We must be ready and able...

Yes. How did they manage to survive traveling without weapons prior to this incident? You’ve told me in the past that you’ve read the ECF’s. Would what they say about Christians resorting to violence provide additional proof that you would find persuasive?

I’ll fast forward just a little to Paul. ”The weapons we use in our fight are not made by humans. Rather, they are powerful weapons from God. With them we destroy people’s defenses, that is, their arguments.” (2 Corinthians 10:4, GW) This is how Paul waged war on his enemies. Is it not also...

Let’s start with your self-defense suggestion. You say that they were armed in order to defend themselves using the weapons of man when they were preaching the gospel. You also say that it didn’t do them much good. Is there any record of them using swords against their enemies in scripture? Is...

Did Jesus and the apostles advise the Romans on how, when and where they should wage war on the enemies of Rome? Did Jesus and the apostles advise the Jewish resistance movement on how, when and where they should wage war on the Romans? On how, when and where the Jewish resistance movement...

So we have here a grand total of two swords, and Jesus said those two swords for the entire group were enough. Enough for what? Enough to fulfill a prophecy about him being numbered with transgressors. So then the group is approached by the arresting party. The two swords did what in their...

About how many people did Jesus and the apostles kill with their swords? You don’t need to be exact. Just a rough estimate is fine.

* If you’re bound and determined, ER has been notified and is on standby. *

* Unless I say it with a groan. *

They may eventually. The impression I’ve gained from speaking with young newbies, and from speaking with people who are focused primarily on them, is that they generally don’t initially place a high priority on learning Christian Apologetics. I’ve been discussing this recently with the wind...

I don’t think so. One thing I’m thankful for though is that the thread isn’t located in the Christian Newbies forum. In my opinion, that forum is the most dangerous forum on the Board and should be watched especially carefully by the moderators.