But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”
From your other replies I know you know the material well enough to know this is from a parable, which makes me think you’re being a tad disingenuous
If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.
And? Saying you have to renounce your family to be a disciple != go invade your nearest European neighbour
I don’t disagree, but I think you’re forgetting this particular thread is about Jesus not being the ideal figurehead of a war hungry european power… Paul perhaps. (“submit to the governing authorities… they don’t bear the sword for nothing”). But Jesus - thou shalt not even be angry at bad people - Christ. nah… telling a story (amongst many) about a king killing people he doesn’t like is not prime crusade rousing sermon material.
If war was their goal it was really weird to stay obsessed with the guy who said “love your enemies, bless and do not curse” etc
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From your other replies I know you know the material well enough to know this is from a parable, which makes me think you’re being a tad disingenuous
And? Saying you have to renounce your family to be a disciple != go invade your nearest European neighbour
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I don’t disagree, but I think you’re forgetting this particular thread is about Jesus not being the ideal figurehead of a war hungry european power… Paul perhaps. (“submit to the governing authorities… they don’t bear the sword for nothing”). But Jesus - thou shalt not even be angry at bad people - Christ. nah… telling a story (amongst many) about a king killing people he doesn’t like is not prime crusade rousing sermon material.
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