God Commands Righteous Violence

[Matthias]

Vlad … Islamic invaders … Thoughts?

“Every Muslim is a soul cherished by God. And God is not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to the knowledge of the truth, which is in Christ Jesus. But many churches and Christians don’t know how to even begin; …”

(Conrad Klassen)

 

[Matthias]

Vlad … Thoughts?

A follower of Jesus should wish Jesus, the Savior, not Vlad, the Impaler, on his or her enemy.

 

[Matthias]

Vlad … In his home country, he is taught in schools as a hero and defender of the faith … Thoughts?

I presume that you know Vlad’s home country is modern-day Romania.

“Few names are better known in Romania, where he is widely remembered as a Christian leader, author, and educator.”

Vlad? No. Richard Wurmbrand.

“We must love our neighbors as ourselves. Communists and other persecutors are our neighbors as much as anyone else. … loving them - which is something entirely different from liking them - and praying for them.”

(Tortured for Christ, p. 148)

The tale of two Romanians. You’ve chosen the wrong one to hold up as a Christian hero / role model.

 

[Matthias]

“Richard’s central message was, ‘Hate the evil systems, but love your persecutors. Love their souls, and try to win them for Christ.”

(About the Author, Tortured for Christ, p. 181)

That wasn’t Vlad’s central message. That was Christ’s central message in Wurmbrand.

 

[Wrangler]

I'm so glad that good men with guns do bad things to bad men with guns, thereby keeping the world relatively, safe, at peace with justice more apparent than ever before in human history.

I previously spoke of the miracle that was the Oct 7 attack against Israel. Turns out, there was another 5-nation conspiracy to simultaneously attack Israel but Hamas jumped the gun, allowing the people of God to take out their enemies one at a time. Praise God!

 

[Matthias]

I'm so glad that good men with guns do bad things to bad men with guns, thereby keeping the world relatively, safe, at peace with justice more apparent than ever before in human history.

I previously spoke of the miracle that was the Oct 7 attack against Israel. Turns out, there was another 5-nation conspiracy to simultaneously attack Israel but Hamas jumped the gun, allowing the people of God to take out their enemies one at a time. Praise God!

Romans 13:4.

A government which rejects Jesus defending its citizens.

 

[Matthias]

What does God think about “good men” who reject the Son of God? (Which is a very bad thing.)