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Quote by: Charlatan  Saint James son of Zebedee was a warrior after the death of Christ. He travelled to Spain and fought for their army and was beheaded in the year fourty four. It is a pity that He saw the way to spread the word of God with a sword, as people then see you as an enemy. Think now if you come to a new land with the word of God and the people, moors I am told, reject it and hold their own beliefs true. Then you come on horse with sword shining high, and then they see your word as poison, right? Jesus would never have lifted a hand to other followers, so neither should His disciples have, instead have debating with the others in their places of worship, I suppose if they were brave enough. This would have opened hearts and minds to new ideas, and God would have surely been pleased for both parties, right? |
Where do you come up with this stuff?
It is merely legend that James, son of Zebedee and older brother of John, even went to preach the gospel to Jewish colonists and slaves in Spain. That James fought in Spain's army is utter nonsense! Spain was a province of Rome and was just the name of the region. It did not have its own government and certainly didn't have its own army.
James was the first of the Apostles to be martyred, having been martyred some 14 years after Jesus' resurrection - he was beheaded by sword.