When will the Christians stop saying?

Question

That Islam teaches violence while Christianity teaches only peace and love?
If you believe that Jesus is God than can you explain to me why did he order things like this:

1Samuel 6:19-20

And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote of the people seventy men, `and' fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because Jehovah had smitten the people with a great slaughter. And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Ezekiel 9:5-7



"Then I heard the LORD say to the other men, "Follow him through the city and kill everyone whose forehead is not marked. Show no mercy; have no pity! Kill them all – old and young, girls and women and little children. But do not touch anyone with the mark. Begin your task right here at the Temple." So they began by killing the seventy leaders. "Defile the Temple!" the LORD commanded. "Fill its courtyards with the

Fill its courtyards with the bodies of those you kill! Go!" So they went throughout the city and did as they were told."

Isaiah 13:15-18



Anyone who is captured will be run through with a sword. Their little children will be dashed to death right before their eyes. Their homes will be sacked and their wives raped by the attacking hordes. For I will stir up the Medes against Babylon, and no amount of silver or gold will buy them off. The attacking armies will shoot down the young people with arrows. They will have no mercy on helpless babies and will show no compassion for the children.

Leviticus 25:44-46



However, you may purchase male or female slaves from among the foreigners who live among you. You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Isra

but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way.



This is how Christians made it okay for slavery, theyre Bible allows it, so why shouldnt they do it? They are just doing what theyre book allows them to do.

Exodus 21:7-11



When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.


This is a sex slave. If she doesnt please the master

Exodus 21:20-21

When a man strikes his male or female slave with a rod so hard that the slave dies under his hand, he shall be punished. If, however, the slave survives for a day or two, he is not to be punished, since the slave is his own property



So you can beat the hell out of your slave as long as the slave does not die, this is straight from the Bible. What is this madness?
Deuteronomy
Chapter 21



18-22



18 If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, which will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and that, when they have chastened him, will not hearken unto them: 19 Then shall his father and his mother lay hold on him, and bring him out unto the elders of his city, and unto the gate of his place; 20 And they shall say unto the elders of his city, This our son is stubborn and rebellious, he will not obey our voice; he is a glutton, and a drunkard. 21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shal

21 And all the men of his city shall stone him with stones, that he die: so shalt thou put evil away from among you; and all Israel shall hear, and fear. 22 And if a man have committed a sin worthy of death, and he be to be put to death, and thou hang him on a tree

NT:
Matthew 15:1-9
1 Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
2 "Why do your disciples break the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands before they eat!"
3 Jesus replied, "And why do you break the command of God for the sake of your tradition?
4 For God said, 'Honor your father and mother' and 'Anyone who curses his father or mother must be put to death.'
5 But you say that if a man says to his father or mother, 'Whatever help you might otherwise have received from me is a gift devoted to God,'
6he is not to 'honor his father' with it. Thus you nullify the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
7You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you:
8 " 'These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.
9 They worship me in vain; their teachings are but rules taught by men.'"

Do not think that I [Jesus] have come to abolish the Law (the Old Testament) or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. I tell you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke or a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law (the Old Testament) until everything is accomplished. (Matthew 5:17-18)"

"Then Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples: 'The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. So you must obey them and do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.' (Matthew 23:1-3)"

Let us look at Romans 1:20-32 (from the New Testament) "20. For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities--his eternal power and divine nature--have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
21. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened.
22. Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
23. and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles.
24. Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another.
25. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.
26. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural

26. Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.
27. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion.
28. Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
29. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips,
30. slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents;
31. they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
32. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very

32. Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them."

Answer 1

When Islam stop picking out scriptures to say otherwise. See, I made a generalization of all people of Islam. Was I right? no. Just as you're not for making a statement regarding all Christians. I got sense enough to know all Muslims aren't the same. God is a God of love and peace, but He's also a God of wrath. But believe me, He just doesn't do it because He can. There's always a reason, mostly because they were pagan nations, they interfered with God's plans for the children of the promise, or some other reason. If you're going to quote the scriptures, at least have the decency to say what was going on at that time to cause such an event to happen.

Answer 2

I haven't read the Quaran, so I can't say what it promotes. Charging christians as a whole with saying this is blaming all for the actions of a few. There are a lot of other people saying this too. It boils down to doing your research before you open your mouth, something I know has been done to Christians, and it's probably the case with these sayings about the Quaran. In order to understand the verses you threw up there, you have to understand the difference between law and grace. Obviously aren't even aware of the concept, since you've quoted exclusively from the old testament, and furthermore pulled verses out of context. Pulling verses out of context is probably the root of the problem with the Quaran as well. Looks like you and those "christians" are more alike than you thought.

Answer 3

First of all, I believe that there is a misconception regarding militant Islam. I do not know all the teachings of the Quran or of Muhammed but I do know that he was militant himself. However he believed that he was doing the work of god.
Second, who are we to know God's devine plan? If He has a reason to wipe out a race then He has a reason. A nation should not be afraid to go to war, correct? This was when the nation of Israel had to fight to remain a nation. However God is a just God and therefore must punish those who infringe on His Will and sinned. And the Bible says that all have sinned and therefore deserve nothing less than death, judgement, and damnation. However Jesus paid the price for us so that we could be with Him in Heaven. The Bible says to put on Jesus, not just believe in Him, and repent and you will be saved.

Answer 4

Both have the correct to mention some thing they wish. Just given that you have not obvious or heard God does not imply nobody else has both. I have heard the voice of God and feature been corrected bodily via him for doing whatever I do not need been doing. Also many different Christians have heard the voice of God on a couple of instances, so you already know now not of what you talk. Experiences are the nice academics that God is truly even with out offering "proof" to non-believers.

Answer 5

When people like you stop and think who has the right to do what ever he choses to let live or to die it is his creation to do what ever he choses. You do not even see the reason for the death of those people. The bible was written for examples for us to not to take the wrong way of life. It did not cover over the truth of the bad way of life of some of the people back then. Not so to day ever time some get in a position they make up a good story of their life. Remember he can read hearts as to what they will be come and make right judgement we can't.

Answer 6

I don't think it's just Christians that are convinced that Islam is not a peaceful religion. Yes, Jesus is love, but He's a lot more than that. God is not a one-dimensional being. He is infinite. His anger is just and holy. I think a lot of times Christians do not like to talk about God's wrath because they don't want to push others away from God.

Answer 7

The last of prophets in the order of time was Malachias.

Latin Vulgate
Douay-Rheims Bible

Second Epistle Of Saint Peter
Chapter 2

1 But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there shall be among you lying teachers, who shall bring in sects of perdition, and deny the Lord who bought them: bringing upon themselves swift destruction. 2 And many shall follow their riotousnesses, through whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. 3 And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you. Whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their perdition slumbereth not. 4 For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but delivered them, drawn down by infernal ropes to the lower hell, unto torments, to be reserved unto judgment

11 Whereas angels who are greater in strength and power, bring not against themselves a railing judgment. 12 But these men, as irrational beasts, naturally tending to the snare and to destruction, blaspheming those things which they know not, shall perish in their corruption, 13 Receiving the reward of their injustice, counting for a pleasure the delights of a day: stains and spots, sporting themselves to excess, rioting in their feasts with you: 14 Having eyes full of adultery and of sin that ceaseth not: alluring unstable souls, having their heart exercised with covetousness, children of malediction

Answer 8

you bring up a very good point,i forwarded this to my brother,who is a preacher.maybe he can help.i do know (or have always been taught)that the evil in the world is the act of the devil and god punishes for that evil.but it also says he forgives all,i better leave this to the pros.sorry

Answer 9

you have to remember our God is a righteous God
sin=discipline in the OT before Jesus died.
Before Jesus died for our sins there was no one to carry our burden of sin but when He died we are forgiven and our sins are washed away by His blood
Do you know that He still would have died even if you were the only one on earth?
He loves you so much

Answer 10

Christianity is unique in that it has no provision for its adherents to engage in warfare. Those ostensible "Christians" who do so ignore the Scriptures and the teachings and example of Jesus Christ himself. Jesus is not God; Jehovah is the Father of Jesus.

(Matthew 26:52) Jesus said to him: “Return your sword to its place, for all those who take the sword will perish by the sword

(Isaiah 2:4) They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war anymore.

(2 Corinthians 10:3-4) We do not wage warfare according to what we are in the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not fleshly

(Luke 6:27-29) I [Jesus] say to you who are listening, Continue to love your enemies, to do good to those hating you, to bless those cursing you, to pray for those who are insulting you. To him that strikes you on the one cheek, offer the other also

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