What right did Protestants and Catholics as professed Christians have to kill other Christians?

Question

We non-protestant, non-catholics were slaughtered in every age since the 4th Century by those who professed to know Christ.

Even giving the Protestants, Orthodox & Catholics the benefit of the doubt for a moment that they are indeed Christian, then why do they ignore Jesus & Paul?


II Th 3:14-15
14 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.
15 Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.
(KJV)

So why have we been the enemy? Why have you burnt our forefathers and tortured them?

Even if we were the evil seed, does not our Lord teach us to let Him sort things out?



Matt 13:28-29
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
(KJV)

Answer 1

My sympathies. I am sorry you were killed by the Christians.

Answer 2

They don't have no Biblical, or Spiritual rights! Action of this nature has given a black-eye to Christianity! Jesus said; He that lives by the sword, shall die by the sword.

All these are, and have been, is nothing but Satan's Pawns!

Just the same as those who attack abortation clinics in the name of Christianity, in the pass!

Things of this nature are a complete violation of the rooting up the wheat with the tares (or weeds) spoken of in Matthew 13:28-29.

Again, they that do such things, are Satan Pawns!

They think they are pleasing God!

But, in reality they are making Satan happy, turning and driving people away from the Lord, instead of bringing them in.


Bro Norm.

Answer 3

There is only One Church... The Church will always be a minority in this mortal world. The Truth is hated by the prince of this earth(Satan) and those who know The Truth will always be persecuted.

All who come to God in The Way He prescribes will receive His free gift of Salvation. Those become part of The Body of The Church of which Jesus The Christ is The Head. Those are the ones of The True Christian Faith. Only those of The Church will enter Heaven

God is not concerned with man invented "denominations". However, those of The Church can be found in most of the "denominations" and sects claiming the title of Christian. But... that does not mean that all, or even a majority, of those of any given "denomination" are True Christians. In fact, in most "denominations", the majority are not True Christians. Given that the Roman Catholics are forbidden to teach The Truth of The Salvation Message... most of them have never heard The Truth. So, most Catholics are not of The True Christian Faith.

Answer 4

I hope you don't think that any Christian living today disputes that those acts of murder and massacre were evil and against the teachings of Christianity.

Religious people kill each other for many reasons. Look at some of the outright ignorance and oblivious condescencion frequently displayed here in YA. People can become far too emotional and entrenched in their religious beliefs, or they can want land, money, or power and use religion as a convenient excuse to take those things from others.

Answer 5

Unknown.

Not you too, why attack?

How old are you, 400 years.

The Parable of the tares of the field is talking about Satan and Kenites.

Mat 13:38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
Mat 13:39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.

Answer 6

Christianity has long been rooted in the idea that incorrect belief leads to damnation. Thus, people who believe wrongly are a threat because they might convince the believers to stray from the true path. heretics were not always killed. Often there were attempts to educate, but one way or another the spiritual threat had to be rooted out of communities.

Also remember that throughout those centuries death was a common punishment for criminals. Jails are a modern idea. Common punishments for community threats were fines, maiming, slavery (when/where it was legal), or death.

Answer 7

None, of course, and none for non Christians

Are Catholic,Protestant or Orthodox Churches persecuting you now or recently? NO

If you had the power would you not prevent those who disagree with you from "spreading their errors" as Caths., Prots and Orths and Muslims and most religious and irreligious groups in power did?
Power corrupts but first blinds.

There is no perfect collection of people as individuals on earth

Answer 8

My dear, you need to let go of the anger and bitterness.

What's important is getting to know the Lord Jesus Christ. In doing that, everything will fall into place.

Let go and let God.

Remember, we can't change what people think or what they do...but we can change what we think and what we say. Trust in the Lord. With God, all things are possible.

Answer 9

Satan made them do it. Satan is still hunting the Catholics. Don't you notice that all this horror movies on Satan includes the Catholics? There is a serious reason to why hollywood links Satan to Catholics. Scary.

Answer 10

You would have to go back in time to find out or ask those specific people. I've never understood anyone who chooses to kill. I would only kill in self-defense.

Answer 11

No right under the reign of Jesus Christ.

Religion killed people, not Jesus.