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dust
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| Posted 3/28/2002 7:23 AM (GMT -6) |   | Modern equivalent of a 16th Century German pacifist’s actual proclamation in a time when his country was also at war with the Moselms.
If the Afghani comes, he should not be resisted, for it stands written: thou shalt not kill. We should not defend ourselves against he Afghanis or our other persecutors, but with fervent prayer should implore God that He might be our defense and our resistance. As to me saying that if waging war were proper I would rather take the field against the so-called Christians who persecute, take captive and kill, than against the Afghani and knows nothing of the Christian faith. He is a Afghani according to the flesh. But you claim to be Christians, boast of Christ, and still persecute the faithful witness of Christ. Thus, you are Afghanis according to the Spirit.
Psalm 103:13,14
Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 3/28/2002 10:17 AM (GMT -6) | | Thanks Dust. Interesting quote. Can you give the source? (Let me guess. Michael Slatter? Meno Simmons came after this, as I recall.)
Doc
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Springs
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| Posted 3/28/2002 6:11 PM (GMT -6) | | In the year of Christ 286, a most remarkable affair occurred; a legion of
soldiers, consisting of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men, contained
none but Christians. This legion was called the Theban Legion, because the
men had been raised in Thebias: they were quartered in the east until the
emperor Maximian ordered them to march to Gaul, to assist him against the
rebels of Burgundy. They passed the Alps into Gaul, under the command of
Mauritius, Candidus, and Exupernis, their worthy commanders, and at length
joined the emperror. Maximian, about this time, ordered a general sacrifice, at
which the whole army was to assist; and likewise he commanded that they
should take the oath of allegiance and swear, at the same time, to assist in the
extirpation of Christianity in Gual. Alarmed at these orders, each individual
of the Theban Legion absolutely refused either to sacrifice or take the oaths
prescribed. This so greatly enraged Maximian, that he ordered the legion to
be decimated, that is, every tenth man to be selected from the rest, and put to
the sword. This bloody order having been put in execution, those who remained
alive were still inflexible, when a second decimation took place, and
every tenth man of those living was put to death. This second severity made
no more impression than the first had done; the soldiers preserved their forti-
tude and their principles, but by the advice of their officers they drew up a
loyal remonstrance to the emperor. This, it might have been presumed, would
have softened the emperor, but it had a contrary effect; for, enraged at their
perseverance and unanimity, he commanded that the whole legion should be put
to death, which was accordingly executed by the other troops, who cut
them to pieces with their swords, September 22, 286. - Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
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GregBoyd
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| Posted 4/6/2002 9:12 PM (GMT -6) | | A good testimony... but I find it curious that the Christians were willing to slaughter the "rebels of Burgundy" and only resisted when it came to killing Christians and offering sacrifices. hmmmmmm.
Greg
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Seymour
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| Posted 4/7/2002 7:24 AM (GMT -6) | | quote:
A good testimony... but I find it curious that the Christians were willing to slaughter the "rebels of Burgundy" and only resisted when it came to killing Christians and offering sacrifices. hmmmmmm.
Greg
Why do you find it curious? You do the same thing. Indeed you even go on killing Christians. At every moment we are together raising the knife over Isaac.
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dust
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| Posted 4/9/2002 4:57 PM (GMT -6) | | Greg: Can you give the source?
Yup that was the statement Sattler made before he got his tounge cut out and was hauled to the stake to be burned. This was the statement he made that made everyone mad and turned the tide toward his brutal condemnation and charge of treason.
As for Springs post--at first I thought Wow! Incredible! But is that the same legion that killed non-christians earlier? If so I suppose they were on their way to getting it right. That's more to their credit than what most people can offer.
dust
Psalm 103:13,14
Just as a father has compassion on his children, So the Lord has compassion on those who fear Him.
For He Himself knows our frame; He is mindful that we are but dust.
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