>>>For me, the military and religious expansion are
>>>minted on the same coin, as they frequently were
>>through history.
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>>The enemy is no slouch, Dragan. He has often enticed men, through the flesh, through sin, to do ungodly things in the name of God. This does not mean those things were done in truth for Christ. They were not. They were done in sin, for the "god of this age," Satan, and to their own damnation and not for THE true God.
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>>It is a personal relationship one has with Christ. It's from the inside out, and the people who are truly changed in this way are not aggressive in the flesh, nor in worldly manners, though at various stages of sanctification over time. They speak about Christ, and Him crucified, His resurrection, the atonement for our sin through His blood. These things lead to life, and they are truth. Believers speak these things to the world because we love men with the love He first showed us.
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>>It is personal with Jesus, one-on-one at the very place you are (He comes to you to lead you Home). It is spiritual, not bodily. It is life (eternal). And it is peace. The believer's life will be marked by repentance, a desire to serve God looking eternally, not temporally. And their weapons will be truth, righteousness, salvation, the gospel of peace, faith, spirit, prayer and supplication (asking God for help).
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>>You will know them by their fruit, Dragan.
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>second definition here http://www.thefreedictionary.com/parrot

Second time tonight I've laughed out loud! :)