Jesus Camp

[Robert]

This difference between you and I on this point is the fact my comments go beyond my own personal experiences and into readings. I've read/studied the topic of terrorism, fantical Islam, and wars waged on behalf of Islam. Your points appear to come from a very localized experience and often go contrary to fact.

As for the commandment, it was not originally written in English. When translated over the years it was mistranslated. If you go back to the orignal commandments the direct translation is 'murder'. Please provide me the quote from the Bible that states this 'The bible commands christians to convert and/or kill non-believers.' If you cannot provide a quote I will assume this is your opinion and not fact. Only in Islam did muhamad hold up the Quran and his sword and say these are the two ways to convertion. To my point, you cannot save someone who's dead. The point of Christianity is not to punish/kill people it's to lift them up and help them develop a relationship with God. Ultimately Christians are to help win people over to Jesus. Just as though you cannot force a friendship upon someone in the world, you cannot force a relationship (a true relationships) with God on someone.

To your point on deciding when we goto war. Thats why we have leaders of the country. If you read up on King David in the Bible he was a man of God. When he went to war it was for the Kingdom of God and because God told him too.

If you don't believe in God speaking to people, or God in general everything God related will be a complete disconnect.

I dont think you're actually interested in knowning anything more about God. I think you're looking to confirm your current beliefs. If you're actually interested in knowing more about God, you can pray and when you do things will start happening. Maybe not the first time you pray but over time you will build a relationship.