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Violent men take the kingdom by force
Adolf Harnack, Militia Christi: The Christian Religion and the Military in the First Three Centuries, (Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1981), p. 29. [This is translation of Militia Christi: Die christli… more →
Love Your Enemies
"The Kingdom of God Is Within You" by Leo Tolstoy
Nemo wrote 5 days ago: A Masterpiece Tolstoy presented to the readers the essence of Christianity, namely, the Law of Love, … more →
Recompense to no man evil for evil
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beachyamish wrote 1 month ago: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil… – Matthew 5:39 Under the Law of Moses, vari … more →
A Whole New Way To Live
freeinchrist wrote 3 months ago: “But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bles … more →
Where's the Rub?
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lcduperouzel wrote 7 months ago: A Persian mystic by the name of Rumi once said that if you are irritated by every rub, then how are … more →
Steps to Intimacy: Non-resistance to “What Is”
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Bunny and Jane wrote 9 months ago: What’s in our way of moving forward or growing a deeper intimacy? Resistance! Resistance is our figh … more →
Violent men take the kingdom by force
sean wrote 9 months ago: Adolf Harnack, Militia Christi: The Christian Religion and the Military in the First Three Centuries … more →
I am not come to bring peace but a sword
sean wrote 9 months ago: Adolf Harnack, Militia Christi: The Christian Religion and the Military in the First Three Centuries … more →
Why did Jesus tell his disciples to carry swords? (2)
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sean wrote 10 months ago: The following was excerpted from Shane Claiborne and Chris Haw’s book, Jesus for President … more →
MLK: Isn't Love Impractical in the Real World?
sean wrote 10 months ago: Isn’t it the case that violence gets results whereas love is impotent, idealistic, and merely … more →
War and Non-Resistance
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Awais wrote 11 months ago: ( This 1915, World War I era, essay by Bertrand Russell is perhaps the best way to slap war-mongers … more →
Christians Should Not Participate in War
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sean wrote 12 months ago: A scathing and biblical critique of American aggression in the early 21st century. As Christians it … more →
The Third Option
sean wrote 1 year ago: The Third Option: Creative Alternatives to Violence or Cowardliness Christians are people of faith … more →
Isn't Pacifism Impossible in the Real World? (2)
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sean wrote 1 year ago: from The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer How then can the precept of Jesus be justified … more →
Matthew 5.38-42 (3)
sean wrote 1 year ago: Matthew 5:38-42 [NRSV] 38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a to … more →
Dietrich Bonhoeffer: My Rights
sean wrote 1 year ago: The followers of Jesus for his sake renounce every personal right. He calls them blessed because the … more →
Confederate Treatment of a Mennonite Elder: Elder John Kline's Story
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SouthernUnionists wrote 1 year ago: In the wake of South Carolina’s move to secede, and while discussion of the same began to take … more →
The Head and the Lute
benjishults wrote 1 year ago: One night, the wise man Bayazid Bustami was walking home and passed by a drunk man. The drunk man b … more →
The Reed and the Oak
joannejankowski wrote 1 year ago: A luxuriant oak tree stood next to a lagoon. At the water’s edge nearby grew a slender green reed. T … more →
Non-resistance
benjishults wrote 1 year ago: Definition of the virtue: Do not resist people with force. References from Jesus’ life and tea … more →
