Was the Apostle Paul a former terrorist?

[Sean]

Originally Posted by KeptByTheWord

I think of the missionaries around the world who have gone into difficult places to share the gospel. I doubt you would read of great revivals if they carried guns to kill the people they were trying to reach with the gospel.

True, but they went abroad, willing to suffer consequences, as they felt a specific call to do so.

It is a different story with day to day living in our world, here.

Remember what happened to the pastors' (pregnant)wife a couple of weeks ago?

He went to the gym, then came home to find his wife dead.

He trusted God so much, that he failed to lock the front door?

We are living in a real world of wickedness, and it is getting more depraved, contrary to what the preterists are telling us.

[shazeep]

Originally Posted by Sean

We are living in a real world of wickedness, and it is getting more depraved, contrary to what the preterists are telling us.

please. you introduce a division here--"preterists"--that has no bearing on the subject. Or at least you have not shown it. Also, you repeat that "things were better yesterday than they are today," which Scripture rejects. You want evil, move back to the Dark Ages. 100 years ago, it was considered acceptable to torture a bull to death to "tenderize the meat." There is no statistic you can quote that suggests evil is increasing--nevermind the fact that it denies Scripture.
This is fear-mongering.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by shazeep

please. you introduce a division here--"preterists"--that has no bearing on the subject. Or at least you have not shown it. Also, you repeat that "things were better yesterday than they are today," which Scripture rejects. You want evil, move back to the Dark Ages. 100 years ago, it was considered acceptable to torture a bull to death to "tenderize the meat." There is no statistic you can quote that suggests evil is increasing--nevermind the fact that it denies Scripture.
This is fear-mongering.

Rather.....reality mongering.