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So, you are no longer denying that God commanded the slaughter of whole nations in the Old Testament, and that Christ is God, and therefore commanded the slaughter of whole nations in the Old Testament.

Good. We are making progress. Okay, now let's move to Christ's command in the New Testament.

Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Luke 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

Romans 13:4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

Well, that's enough for now.

 

At any cost. And, unfortunately, we can't win that war.

A friend of mine is a retired Army General (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs) and we were talking about jihad and how to counter it. He said that the radical jihadists had one rule of engagement. They will keep fighting until every infidel is either converted or dead.

The only way to win that war is to adopt the same rules of engagement, and we lack the resolve to do so.

The only other way is for the Islamic "moderates" to rise up and kill the jihadists, but they, too, lack the resolve to do so. And quite possibly, deep down on an emotional level, agree with the goals of the jihadists.

There is only one way for us to win this war. Nuke 'em 'til they glow, then shoot 'em in the dark.

 

Good luck with that. When are you leaving?

https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7046/christian-slaughter

http://ijr.com/2015/02/251741-isis-terrorists/

 

So, you are claiming that either Christ is not God, or that one Person of the Trinity (God the Son) disagrees with another Person of the Trinity (God the Father)?

So you think God the Son Contradicts God the Father?

I am suggesting you don't have any understanding of the Godhead, the Old Testament, the New Testament, and how they perfectly compliment one another.

Are you saying these verses are wrong?

Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Luke 22:36 Then said he unto them, But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip: and he that hath no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one.

Romans 13:4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

 

So God changed? Do you think He lied in Malachi 3:6 when He said "For I am the LORD, I do not change?

 

So now you understand that God sinned by ordering the killing of the enemies of Israel? Is that this "superior understanding" you claim to have?

 

You are the one saying God changed His standard of conduct and that what was okay in the Old Testament was now (according to you) a sin in the New Testament.

You can't have it both ways. You can't chop the bible up and pick and choose which parts you are going to believe.

And I can understand why you want me to stop pointing out the folly of your statements. You can't give an honest answer. Either God is a sinner or killing the enemies of God and His people was and is a just action in protection of His people.

 

So, when the Old Testament says "Thus says the Lord" and God commands the slaughter of the Canaanites (Josh 6, 8, 10), it was just a misunderstanding? God didn't make himself clear?

Israel was commanded by God to completely exterminate the Canaanite inhabitants of the land including men, women, and children. Now, either God is a monster, or the extermination of the Canaanites was justified.

There is not a single verse in the New Testament where Jesus says, "Well, God made a mistake by not making Himself perfectly clear. He didn't really want you to exterminate the Canaanites. That was just an unfortunate misunderstanding."

In fact, Jesus said exactly the opposite. Christ clearly believed the Old Testament was God’s inspired Word, that it was accurate, historical, good and righteous, and that not even the smallest Hebrew letter or stroke of the letters of the Old Testament would pass away until all was fulfilled. For instance, He said in Matthew 5:17 “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish, but to fulfill. 18 “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass away from the Law, until all is accomplished.

So, did God fail to make Himself understood? Did Jesus lie about the law being good and righteous?

You can't have it both ways. So, why not admit what we all already know. You miss-spoke and now you are throwing up a lot of dust and dirt to try to hide the fact you miss-spoke.

Just admit it. Just say "Ooops. I made a mistake."