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Jun 23, 2016 · Jesus was a troublemaker, instigator of conflict, disrupter of unity. A violent Jesus who resolutely makes a whip to forcefully drive moneychangers (bankers) out of the Temple, over-turning their tables (John 3:15). Before, his disciples went out without a money belt, bag or sandals, and lacked nothing.
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Violence. I’m a gun owner, and I believe drastic changes are...
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- 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...
Mar 1, 2018 · Simply put: Jesus came warning his people that if they did not repent of their desire to violently rebel against their enemies [the Romans], that they would die a horrible death. He gave them ...
- Keith Giles
The violent side of Jesus. The Gospels record a number of instances where Jesus did commit acts of violence. Whip in hand, causing a fracas, he attacked the merchants in the Temple area (Matthew 21:12, Mark 11:15-16, Luke 19:45, John 2:15).
Answer: No, this is not true. Violence, while not always an act of evil, may be defined as causing injury or damage by rough or abusive treatment. If the New Testament account is true, Jesus did commit certain acts of violence.
Feb 13, 2020 · The so-called ‘letter’ formulates a new idea as to what Jesus would have done in the face of the ongoing injustice and state-sanctioned violence. Surprisingly, here’s what it does not say. It does not suggest his followers should band together and respond with violence.
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Feb 1, 2013 · Here’s a spot-on reflection on what Jesus taught us about responding to violence. Whatever you think about the justification of violence in particular situations, as Christians we simply cannot escape the fact that Jesus demonstrated another way.
