Posted on 03/11/2015 7:16:30 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
I thought it was religionofpeace.com <-— This site is for sale.
RE: There comes a time when you HAVE TO defend the Christian faith. Even these Christians did what they did to defend their faith.
These Assyrian Christians do not have weapons and Syria does not have the second amendment.
I guess they can do it with knives....
“Then Peter was justified in denying Christ in order to preserve his life? Hey, not doing so would have been tantamount to suicide...”
Unlike it in Islam in which suicide is sought, you do not as a Christian seek out suicide.
RE: Did not Jesus say at the last supper, “sell your cloak to get a sword” ?
Yes He did, and when Peter used it to cut off the ear of a guard, He commanded Peter to put it down ( see John 18:10 ).
Yes and the Apostles say to Jesus, look we have two swords and Jesus, exasperated says it is enough.
I have read several different opinions on that discourse but my take is that Jesus was trying to warn the Apostles(and us) to take a defensive posture and like many things they just weren't getting it and His time was running out.
Post 25 says it much better.
There are times when you fight and there are times when fighting is pretty much useless and will only result in more bloodshed and death.
The Assyrian Christians were a minority in Syria and have been disarmed for as long as we can remember.
In this particular case, one has to decide which is the better part of valor.
I think there is a milita, of Iraqi Christians, but I think they are fighting with the Kurds.
This is SYRIA we are talking about. The Assyrians have been under Assad’s protection for several decades.
Now that Assad is all but defanged, they are weaponless.
That Christian milita is in the area of Iraq controled by Kurds.
Pretty much Syria as well as for Iraq as we know of is gone.
And afterwards, did not Jesus say, "Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will £perish by the sword."? Matt 26:52
As I have said, the Christian faith is not ever a suicide pact.
Means do not look for suicide, but be prepared to defend the faith.
And be prepared to die if persecution comes.
Thank you for this list.
Comparative religion segment of my son’s confirmation class coming up. If they try to defend Islam, I will use this.
Yep, that is what it could very well come down to, be prepared to both defend and die for the faith.
SORRY...."the religion of peace.com"
All this information about the real aims of islam should have come to the attention of the american public during any of the last four presidential elections. But no. Our media is bought and paid for by the saudis.
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