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It's quite easy to understand why non-Christian Jews would not look at the war on Gaza like an Anabaptist. They have rejected Jesus and His teachings, while Anabaptists in general try to follow Jesus' teachings literally. Two diametrically opposed world views. What is strange to me is why anyone wh...

I would say "if the shoe fits, wear it" but Valerie seems to think we shouldn't. Not sure how we got on that subject, but the bunny trails sometimes have a slipper-y slope. It was a bunny trail started at the assumption Israel isn't supposed to defend itself per the teachings of Jesus. I ...

Here is an interesting quote made by Origen in 248. " Christians could not slay their enemies. Nor could they condemn those who had broken the Law to be burned or stoned, as Moses commands.....However, in the case of the ancient Jews, who had a land and a form of government of their own, to tak...

The perspective Valerie has is not an uncommon one, and to be frank, it is one that I keep hearing from various evangelical sorts of people. They speak as if the Bible actually condones anything the present-day State of Israel wants to do when it goes to war. I find this approach to scripture troub...

From the OP It looks like a number of posters have not read the OP lately. Which comments or topics are you referring to? I would say "if the shoe fits, wear it" but Valerie seems to think we shouldn't. Not sure how we got on that subject, but the bunny trails sometimes have a slipper-y s...

Is the Bible are "only" source for outward apparel as Christians or do churches have the freedom to add to Scripture on specifics? Churches don't have freedom to change "Thou shalt not kill" into "Thou shalt kill". You do realize after that commandment, God's people &q...

Clement of Alexandra, (150-215) a teacher in the early Church wrote a few things about Christian dress- quite strict ,& plain did he teach! Regarding shoes, he said "Women should for the most part wear shoes. For it is not suitable for the foot to be shown naked. Besides, woman is a tender...

Let me understand this. Women need to wear some kind of footwear, but men should be barefoot, except when they're going to war. Is that what I should understand to be established Christian doctrine? Does the Bible ever point us to such customs for footwear (or lack thereof)? Is the Bible are "...

Clement of Alexandra, (150-215) a teacher in the early Church wrote a few things about Christian dress- quite strict ,& plain did he teach! Regarding shoes, he said "Women should for the most part wear shoes. For it is not suitable for the foot to be shown naked. Besides, woman is a tender ...

Well I have met Messianic Jews in many sects of Christianity, and also the co-founder of "Jews for Jesus" who became an Orthodox Christian, than priest. He believes the Full Gospel but interprets differently than Anabaptists, who are not infallible at interpretations. People are either Ch...