Today, there are many religious groups and sects; they use fear and violence when 
they spread their religion and opinions. As justification, they point to the cruelties of 
the Christian church in the past (crusades, forced conversion and forced baptism with 
following execution).

Dave Hunt quote in his book ,A cup of Trembling' Pages: 339+340:
'Any 'Christianity,' however, that was spread by the sword was a fraud. Anyone who 
claimed to be a Christian and acted violently against another person, either to defend 
or spread the Christian faith, was acting in the clearest opposition to the teachings of the Bible 
and of Christ and His example. *
That is not Christianity at all!

A 'Christian', on the other hand, who joined the Crusades and killed Jews to take the Holy Land 
for the Church, or who joined an equally violent crusade against the Albigenses, Waldenses, 
Hussites, or Hugenots, and slaughtered these and other Christians who refused allegiance to 
the Roman Catholic Church, was not true Christian at all. Such a person was acting in direct 
opposition to both the teachings and example of Jesus Christ.'

 

* (But not if someone is in trouble, needs help and you must defend him. Note of the CFM)

A Cup of Trembling,
Copyright 1995 by Dave Hunt,
Published by Harvest House Publishers, Eugene, Oregon, USA