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In the Old Covenant, God allowed war and killing under certain circumstances, such as capital punishment for certain crimes or war to take the land of Canaan. But in the New Covenant, the conditions are completely different in that a person who comes to faith in Jesus goes from belonging to the Kingdom of the World to being born again …
The word “pacifist” is composed of the two Latin words “pax” and “facere”, and means “peacemaker”. In the Latin translation of the Bible, the word appears in Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the peacemakers [pacifici], for they shall be called sons of God. ” (Matthew 5:9). Being a Christian pacifist is more than just passively refraining from violence, …
Luke 6:27-28 Whether you are a Christian or not, it is easy to miss the teachings of Jesus. It can be perceived as difficult, too radical, strange, etc. There is a risk that Jesus’ message will affect your life so much that it will become uncomfortable to follow Jesus because you are already doing so well in the world. But …
Matt 5:38 In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus compares the Old Covenant approach with the New Covenant approach when he repeatedly contrasts the Old Testament “you have heard that it is said” with the New Testament “I tell you”. Anyone who has been to the place where Jesus preached his Sermon on the Mount is struck by the fact …