IS WAR BOOTY STEALING? WHERE IN THE BIBLE DOES IT STATE WAR BOOTY IS STEALING, A CONQUERED NATION MUST REBEL AND CAUSE MORE PEOPLE TO DIE?
It is when you enter into that war unjustly as Muhammad did on numerous occasions. He even sent letters to the surrounding rulers, the most famous of all to Heraclius, threatening them to convert, pay jizya, or die. Why could Muhammad not do as the apostles did and simply teach and preach and if God willed his message to spread no violence would have been necessary?
WHER IN THE BIBLE IS THERE NOT MURDER MAYHEM INCEST AND FIRE AND WRATH AND REVENGE AND SMITING AND KILLING OF SOMEONE OR SOMETHING INCLUDING A GOD
The Bible does indeed include examples of those things. The difference is that it also condemns those unrighteous actions. The case of incest that springs to mind in the OT no less was not met with God's approval. Later when the Law did come down God specifically condemned it. Cases of murder have always been met with God's disapproval even before the Law. Any war that God commanded in the Bible was in the OT before the New Covenant that allowed ALL nations free access to God and God gave good reasons. In one case the enemies God sent Israel against were putting their children on hot brazen idols as sacrafices. God did not command the Israelites to war with people simply because they disagreed with their theology and He certainly did not command them to convert people by the edge of a sword. And as has been highlighted in this forum on numerous occassions the Bible is a progressive revelation. As time passed man's knowledge of God and what He wanted became more clear. There are no incitements to violence or bloodshed in the NT. God's final word on the matter is to love one another as He loves us and to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We are to turn the other cheek. It can be hard at times but I trust that God will grant justice and I need not seek revenge.
Which war did Muhammad enter into unjustly? Please show us the contents. Here lett me show how you tell lies
Muhammad Letter to Chosroes, Emperor of Persia
“In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
From Muhammad, the Messenger of Allâh to Chosroes, king of Persia.
Peace be upon him who follows true guidance, believes in Allâh and His Messenger and testifies that there is no god but Allâh Alone with no associate, and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. I invite you to accept the religion of Allâh. I am the Messenger of Allâh sent to all people in order that I may infuse fear of Allâh in every living person, and that the charge may be proved against those who reject the Truth. Accept Islam as your religion so that you may live in security, otherwise, you will be responsible for all the sins of the Magians.â€
‘Abdullah bin Hudhafa As-Sahmi was chosen to carry the letter. Abdullah got his camel ready and bade farewell to his wife and son. He set out, alone, and traversed mountains and valleys until he reached the land of the Persians.
The King on reading the letter became enraged with anger, tore it into little pieces and Abdullah managed to leave Persia.When Khusraw's anger had subsided he commanded that Abdullah be brought before him. But Abdullah was nowhere to be found. They searched for him all the way to the Arabian peninsula but found that he had gone ahead.
Back in Madinah, Abdullah told the Prophet how Khusraw had torn his letter to pieces and the Prophet's only reply was, "May God tear up his kingdom".
Meanwhile, Khusraw wrote to Badhan, his deputy in the Yemen, to send two strong men to "that man who has appeared in the Hijaz" with orders to bring him to Persia.
Badhan dispatched two of his strongest men to the Prophet and gave them a letter to him in which he was ordered to go with the two men to meet Khusraw without delay. Badhan also asked the two men to get whatever information they could on the Prophet and to study his message closely.
The men set out, moving very quickly. At Taif they met some Quraysh traders and asked them about Muhammad. "He is in Yathrib," they said and they went on to Makkah feeling extremely happy. This was good news for them and they went around telling other Quraysh, "You will be pleased. Khusraw is out to get Muhammad and you will be rid of his evil."
The two men meanwhile made straight for Madinah where they met the Prophet, handed him the letter of Badhan and said to him, "The king of kings, Khusraw, has written to our ruler Badhan to send his men to get you. We have come to take you with us. If you come willingly, Khusraw has said that it will be good for you and he will spare you any punishment. If you refuse, you will know the power of his punishment. He has power to destroy you and your people."
The Prophet smiled and said to them, "Go back to your mounts today and return tomorrow."
On the following day, they came to the Prophet and said to him, "Are you prepared to go with us to meet Khusraw?"
"You shall not meet Khusraw after today," replied the Prophet. "God has killed him and his son Shirwaih has taken his place on such a night and on such a month."
The two men stared in the face of the Prophet. They were completely dumbfounded.
"Do you know what you are saying?" they asked. "Shall we write about this to Badhan?"
"Yes," replied the Prophet, "and say to him that my religion has informed me about what has happened to the Kingdom of Khusraw and that if he should become Muslim, I would appoint him ruler over what he now controls".
The two men returned to the Yemen and told Badhan what had happened. Badhan said, "If what Muhammad has said is true, then he is a Prophet. If not then we shall see what happens to him."
Not long afterwards a letter from Shirwaih came to Badhan in which he said, "I killed Khusraw because of his tyranny against our people. He regarded as lawful the killing of leaders, the capturing of their women and the expropriating of their wealth. When this my letter reaches you, take the allegiance of whoever is with you on my behalf."
As soon as Badhan had read Shirwaih's letter, he threw it aside and announced his entry into Islam. The Persians with him in the Yemen also became Muslim.
That's the story of Abdullah ibn Hudhafah's meeting with the Persian king. His meeting with the Byzantine emperor took place during the caliphate of Umar ibn al-Khattab. It too is an astonishing story.
In Islam, not allowing people to come to know the worship of ALLAH freely is considered the worse form of oppression.
In the letters to the Kings a request is made to enter peacefully and in the case of Jerusalem it was a Command of UMR Ib Khatab that the Army should enter the City peacefully