Lestat wrote on Feb 24
th, 2011 at 7:12am:
Beertruk wrote on Feb 23
rd, 2011 at 10:40pm:
Unlike the God of the Qur'an, Jesus never ordered any Christians to kill for Him or to take (the captives) that your right hand possesses. Everyone was given the choice to choose Him or reject Him.
Brother Banda
"I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword" (Gospel of Matthew 10:34)
And you should try reading the old testament (you can read..can't you??). There are some beauties in there. Like Yaweh ordering the Israelites to commit genocide.
And yes, abu is right, you are a bit thick.
But not as thick as some, dhimmwitt.
Hmmmmm so Christianity is based on the Old Testament? I always thought it was based on the New Testament...silly me...
"I come not to bring peace, but to bring a sword" (Gospel of Matthew 10:34)
Why have you you cherry picked this verse, Lesat you dhimmwitt ( I know,,,your are trying to shaw tha Bible as being violent...well, the Ol? Lets have a look at the whole verse and in context...not cherry picked like Lestat has.
32 "Whoever acknowledges me before men, I will also acknowledge him before my Father in heaven. 33 But whoever disowns me before men, I will disown him before my Father in heaven. 34 Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth, but a sword. 35 For I have come to turn
a man against his father,
a daughter against her mother,
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
36 a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household [Micah 7:6]
37 Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it."
The meaning of sword in this verse is 'spiritual', not physical. What it means is if any one loves his or her father, mother, son or daughter more that Jesus, they are not worthy of Jesus.
Whoever is worthy of following Christ, and who comes from a family hostile about that whole thing Christian thing, has to use a sword of will (not a physical sword) to sever away opposition.
Christ say that a spiritual sword may sever family ties, not a physical sword.
Anyone that looses his life for the sake of Jesus will find his life in heaven.
The New Testament hands the physical sword over to the State.
Romans 13- 11 to 14.
Best you two dhimmwitts do some reading yourselves.