Some people dismiss Christianity because of the Crusades- which were military operations launched by the Roman Catholic Church from the 700's until the 1400's periodically. When the Bibles started getting to people- fully translated in the 1500's because of William Tyndale's sacrifice, people read and realized that the "love of God leads people to repentance" and to Him. If people realized this more I believe they would read the Bible and know Jesus. God bless you.
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Romans 2:4 - Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
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Yes, the Word of God is powerful when it is read. And the great advance of the Reformation, besides salvation by faith, was the preeminence of the Word of God over the teachings of men. So that even while the first generation reformers carried all the anti-semitic biases of the Catholic church into their teachings, some of the next generation, having access to the printed Bible, began to discover the truth for themselves!
Blessings to you. Bob
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