@Scotty. Verse and chapter please. There is nothing in the bible that says christians should conquer the world.
Verse is irrelevant..
it simply cant be argued that Christians *have* tried to conquer the world..
and have tried to convert, by the sword, entire cultures that are not Christian..
this is simply basic history..shoulnt be a big surprise to anyone.
but whether that is a good or bad thing depends on your point of view..
As a Christian, I am led to feel that if ALL the world were Christian, that would be a good thing..there would be much more peace in the world..but I also dont believe God necessarily wants it to be that way..and its unlikely it will ever be that way.
Most Christians want the whole world to be Christian, because they believe everyone should worship the "true" God and worship Jesus..this is vitally important for your salvation.
this is simply a fact..the way Christians go about attempting to convert the world varies widely..some means are peaceful, some are not..and whether or not you personally see this as a good or bad thing depends on how and where you were born and raised..
Most Muslims want the whole world to be Muslim, because they believe everyone should worship the "true" God and worship Allah...this is vitally important for your salvation.
this is simply a fact..the way Muslims go about attempting to convert the world varies widely..some means are peaceful, some are not..and whether or not you personally see this as a good or bad thing depends on how and where you were born and raised..
Personally I dont believe the Christian concept that there is only one true religion..
I dont necessarily think the Christians are right, and I dont think the Muslims are right..
I was very offended in a church service a few years ago when a video was being played..something about world history..and there was a brief cartoon-like image of Gandhi burning in Hell..you would be surprised at the HUGE amount of Christians that believe ANY person who dies "unsaved" by Jesus will automatically go straight to hell...I simply cant accept that..Gandhi in Hell? The Dali-Lama will also be going to hell?? No way..God cant possibly work that way. But most Christians and Muslims take their holy books very seriously..and those books both say they are the ONLY true religion..and everyone must be converted..(and throughout history that has meant "by any means possible"..)
and its not going to change any time soon..its still going on right now.
Scot