I don’t feel antagonised mjpb. I just want to explore Gibo’s views in a polite or at least neutral manner. No more rather silly attempts to inject humour from me on this thread. When I said “Fascinating Gibo”, it was not supposed to imply anything other than a genuinely held strong interest in what he has to say.

But yes, I’ve got to agree that the impression I’m getting of Christianity here is not too crash hot…. so far.

Ludwig.
Im still saying that Australia wasnt invaded. Im sticking with that against all odds.
We had those who discovered the land and went back and told the Crown; and they sent out others to explore further.
Whilst the Crown would be looking at the wealth and ownership side of things to a degree, I think it was far from their minds to say, "we will go there and expunge all who resist us until we dominate and grab the lot".

They werent, I believe in any way, what I would call invaders.
Lots of bad things happened to the aborigines subsequently but I am sure that this wasnt the heart of the English at the time.
Bring out heaps of convicts into that original vision of exploring a new land... and situations can get altered and an indigenous people can suffer.
The real core of New Testament faith is..." If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved"...Romans 10:9.
This is the preaching of Jesus Christ as Saviour, Him dying on the Cross for our sins. This is the Message the clergy brought with them and did in fact preach it to many aborigines.
The second core is "Go into all of the world and preach the Gospel to every living creature"...Mark 16:15.
In doing the first they did the second.
Replenish the earth happened at the start of the Old Testament.
The focus of the New Testament is on Christ and what He has done. Theres no hidden message in The Word.
Its all up front and open.
You confess the sin and invite Jesus into your life as your Lord and Saviour and your saved from the Final Judgment. Its not complex.

MJPB.
Cant say I know the mind of God all that much when it comes to the aborigines; specifically.
Like all indigenous folks, and all of the rest of us others too, He wants them (us all) with Christ...born again.
What we have is the Bible and The Holy Spirit as our Guide.
I know He does test people (possibly peoples).
But through it all we have to remember that "God is Light and in Him is no darkness at all"...1 John 1:5.
He doesnt do things to cultures without a plan.
I know quite a few aborigines who have come to Jesus; and they are so truly astute about the spirit world because they came to Christ out of the dark side of that spirit world.
There is also a limit to the trials, tests of life, to the temptations.(1 Corinthians 10:13)even for cultures...and God does provide a way out of them. Mostly that involves submitting to Him.
Which doesnt kill any one of us, not really, not if we go to Jesus.
Failing to acknowledge the spirit realm is not on for christians.
The eye needs to be clearly focused on The Lord, peripherals too, because He does the feeding of our lives.
Theres a vast spirit war going on earth, started by Lucifer and his desire to sit where God Sits. It must have created much upheaval for it too have extended to so much suffering even here on earth. A Kingdom under much threat of collapse.
The rebellion is one big "Star Wars" that took a 1/3 of the angels into the fallen state as God kicked them out of Heaven. Then comes the challenge by satan to God involving Adam and Eve and not eating the fruit they were told not to eat.
Sadly they did eat and mankind fell and satan had access to the species.
Death came, sickness, suffering, oppression by evil spirits as some cultures dabbled in the occult practices.
Until God decides to end the thing on earth that war between Him and satan will continue over the souls of men.

Thanks to all who participated.
Remember: two weeks food in the pantry might just one day come very handy.
Some tarps, a good first aid kit and a first aid book also wouldnt hurt.
Temporarily patching a roof without tarps can be difficult.