Crusades Began with Reconquista

[Matthias]

What did you expect out of the people of the time? To convert to Islam?

That makes me wonder now about what you expect out of the people of Spurgeon’s time who sat under his preaching and pastoral care.

@Armour of God presumably expects them to convert to Islam. (That’s ignorance.) @Wrangler knows better than that. (Good on him.)

But you? There was no Ziglar. So now what?

 

[rockytopva]

My favorite author was John Bunyan. Who also served in the English Army. I have read his entire library. I have not read much into the late 1800's evangelist such as Charles Spurgeon or DL Moody. I have read D.L. Moody went to London to meet Spurgeon, whom he had admired from a distance. However, when Spurgeon answered the door with a cigar in his mouth, Moody was in shock. “How could you, a man of God, smoke that?” protested the great American evangelist.

Spurgeon took the stogie out of his mouth and walked down the steps to where Moody was still standing in bewilderment. Putting his finger on Moody’s rather rotund stomach, he smiled and said, “The same way you, a man of God, could be that fat!”

You can have all the Moody and Spurgeon to your bellies filling. I have little use for the guys.

 

[Matthias]

The apostles have a king. I have a king. No matter where I might live in the world, my allegiance is to that king.

“Nathaniel answered him, ‘Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!’”

(John 1:49, NET)

No Muslim would say what Nathaniel said @Armour of God. Wouldn’t you agree?

I say what Nathaniel said. That’s what I believe. That’s what I teach. That’s what I preach. I’m willing to die for it. I’m not willing to kill Muslims for it. I’m not willing to kill you or anyone else for it.

Jesus of Nazareth, the Messiah, the Son of God, the king of Israel, is my king.

Does that make any difference to you?