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Jan 23, 2006 · (Matthew 5:39-44) Does Jesus' teaching that we should turn the other cheek and love our enemies mean that it is always wrong to go to war? Should the world have turned the other cheek to Hitler and tried to love him into surrender?
Jan 4, 2022 · Revelation 19:11-21 describes the ultimate war with Christ, the conquering commander who judges and makes war “with justice” (v. 11). It’s going to be bloody (v. 13) and gory.
Jan 15, 2024 · Regardless of the challenges—wars, persecutions, or other trials—Jesus calls His disciples to remain steadfast and committed to Him. This enduring faith is crucial in navigating the uncertainties of life, whether we are in the end times or not.
- Nonviolence and The Sermon on The Mount
- Jesus and The Lex Talionis
- Personal Injury, Not State Policy
Does Jesus’s teaching in the sermon on the Mount to “turn the other cheek” and not resist evil require pacifism on the part of Christians? Since most religious pacifists ground their convictions in a purported nonviolent “love ethic” of Jesus that is understood to be the teaching of Matthew 5:38–42, it is imperative that the meaning of Jesus’ teach...
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus is not setting aside the idea of restitution itself, nor the “law of the tooth” (the lex talionis as a standardof public justice. Rather, Jesus is challenging his listeners to consider their attitudes so that they respond properly to personalinjustice or insult. That insult (personal injury) rather than assault (pu...
Thus, Jesus’s injunction not to resist evil (Matthew 5:39), contextually, must be located in the realm of personal injury, notstate policy. Matthew 5–7 is not a statement on the nature and jurisdiction of the state or the governing authorities; rather, it concerns issues of personal discipleship. Its affinities are most closely with Romans 12:17–21...
Some believe no war is justifiable (a position called pacifism). Others believe Christians must submit to their government and agree to fight in any war it engages in (a viewpoint known as activism).
There is really no question concerning the ugliness of war. As one person put it, ‘there are many evils worse than war, and war brings everyone of them’. The common consensus overwhelmingly supports the cause of peace. The teachings of Jesus advocate peace and the peoples of the earth yearn for it.
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Feb 24, 2022 · Fighting against the forces of evil is one of most common themes of the Bible. Check out this summary and list of Bible Verses referencing war and battle.
