(August 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm)Drich Wrote: very good, now finish your thoughts, and drag them to their logical conclusion when you apply your tid bit of history to what is being discussed.
If there is no seperation between church and state and said state (such as the Holy Roman Empire) declares war in the name of God does it mean God is somehow locked in and bound to support them, especially when the declaration of war counter mands the mandates given to us as Christians in the bible?
No. Especially when you look at the theology surrounding the Holy Roman Empire. At that time the pope was considered a living apstole with the power rights and ability to invent and countermand scripture. Which is what had to be done to declare war on prodestant states.
So again, actions taken in the name of God not supported by the bible are not apart of the Biblical Christianity Christ established and supports. This is what our media would deem 'radical christianity."
None of that is germane to my point, which was that the reason why Christianity has changed is because the Europeans witnessed its murderous bloodlust firsthand in the form of Christians killing each other in the name of their own conception of your god.
And so far as your last sentence goes, even your own Christ points out, "By the fruit shall ye know the tree. A good tree cannot give bad fruit."
Clearly, Christianity is a rotten tree, given all the misery it has inflicted upon people for two thousand years.
(August 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm)Drich Wrote: that was so arrogant and pompous it gave my irony meter cancer! good job! I will get to have some fun with this next bit.
I make change in the coin tendered.
(August 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm)Drich Wrote: The reason we are talking about biblical commands is because I introduced this subject like on page three the very first time this angle of attack came up. And I have been talking about it ever since. There has been at least 4 maybe 5 of you guys in an effort to shut me up has brought up this very to my attention.. Note your the only one still talking about it. Why? Because they all understand and have acknowledged through their silence that that Christianity per the scriptures (Christian not OT Jewish)is a nonviolent religion. appearently reading comprehension is where we both fail. Maybe get your lesson ready set your computer in front of a mirror and just pretend your talking to me, but at the same time take notes..
Nonsense. The only reason why I'm still talking about it is because you are insisting upon misunderstanding a key moment in the history of your own religion, to wit, the nature of the internecine struggle in 17th-century Christianity. This has nothing to do with any of the others, I am not tracking or following their points to you.
(August 22, 2014 at 7:15 pm)Drich Wrote: That is why my efforts are on being focused on being arrogant, contemptuous, or sarcastic.
Whatever it takes to mollify your pride, I suppose. Say your prayers tonight.