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To: 300magnum

So you'll not be upset should you or your family be pulled over for some violation, whether real or imagined, and a gun-toting officer of the state encourages you to attend his mosque, and suggests that it would be a good idea for you to accept his invitation to the "Religion of Peace" because "the great prophet Mohammed" tells him in the Qu'ran that he must spread the word of Allah, as he casually mentions that he knows your address now?

Yes, he should "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature." per Jesus' instruction in Mark chapter 16 verse 15.

He should also follow Jesus' instruction in Matthew 26:52 "Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword."


47 posted on 08/29/2005 8:33:48 AM PDT by NonLinear ("If not instantaneous, then extraordinarily fast" - Galileo re. speed of light. circa 1600)
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To: NonLinear
He should also follow Jesus' instruction in Matthew 26:52 "Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword."

He's clearly talking about abuse. He didn't tell Peter to throw the sword into the trash, or beat it into a plowshare or a fishing knife.

49 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:10 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (No wonder the Southern Baptist Church threw Greer out: Only one god per church! [Ann Coulter])
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To: NonLinear

"Then saith Jesus to him, Return thy sword to its place; for all who take the sword shall perish by the sword."

I think Jesus was speaking to Simon Peter, his own disciple, who had just chopped off the ear of one of the men who were trying to arrest Jesus.

How does that apply to anything in this story? It seems to me you are taking the scripture out of context to make the point you want to make.


51 posted on 08/29/2005 9:48:02 AM PDT by 300magnum (We know that if evil is not confronted, it gains in strength and audacity, and returns to strike us)
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