We, as people living in the 21st century, should not be too quick to judge or condemn our ancestors who lived and participated in the Crusades, for we must remember that we will also cause him to be judged and condemned by God; we are not the perfect generation and no generation has been, is or will be. We cannot fully understand the struggles our ancestors faced as they watched their fellow Christians lose their world, their culture, and their way of life. Although the Crusaders thought logically and realistically about the barbarians taking their lands and, of course, their response was to defend themselves, they lost their appeal when Christians began to no longer identify above all as members of the body of Christ. Because of the way they responded to the barbarians, perhaps out of love, charity, love, pride, but also out of anger, frustration and ignorance, they not only destroyed their world, but left intractable long-term effects on their lives. Christians and followers of Islam. Relations between the West and the Middle East into the 21st century bear witness to the mutual wounds of the past. Yes, it is true that history repeats itself and that is why there have been many wars and ongoing wars, but history is also continuous. Looking at the main arguments put forward by Urban II in describing Muslims as "ignorant", "contemptible", "degenerate" and "slaves of demons", Christians naively believed that there would be remission of sins and that they would be allowed to enter the Kingdom of God. heaven. His unjust approach and Christians' lack of knowledge of the true Word led to numerous battles, unnecessary deaths, economic problems, and lingering bitterness between the two sides. The Crusades were understandable but definitely unacceptable. Christia... middle of document... The Crusaders failed to identify as Christians and blended in with the world by not living according to the Word and, more importantly, by not reflecting the life that Jesus lived. This horrific event in history, which killed many innocent lives and depicted the wrongdoing of Christians, could have been avoided. As Thomas Jefferson said: “I prefer the dreams of the future to the history of the past.” We Christians have made many mistakes in the past, one being the Crusades, and we continue to fail constantly, but through our continued efforts to follow God's instructions, I wish to see a day when non-Christians will be able to appreciate what we Christians really believe. I hope we can seek to reflect only the pure and amazing image of Jesus. To do this, we must first and foremost identify ourselves as Christians, disciples of Christ...