RE: Is Christianity a Pacifistic Religion?
September 16, 2018 at 4:11 am
(This post was last modified: September 16, 2018 at 4:54 am by vulcanlogician.)
(September 15, 2018 at 10:23 pm)Hammok Man Wrote: I always subscribed to the idea of “God helps those who help themselves”, not in the Bible it seems to be a better reflection of reality.
Yeah, that's Ben Franklin. Seems like a roundabout way of saying, "If you want help, help yourself." But what the fuck do I know?
(September 16, 2018 at 12:28 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: For everything there is a season. A time for war, and a time for peace.
I don’t think that this passage, is saying, that you have to be a pacifist in every situation. But that temperance is a virtue. I think that perhaps a more biblical outlook, might be, not to seek revenge, rather than total pacifism.
Okay. Fine. But what about someone who sees pacifism as one of the ways they obey Christ? Would you say they have the wrong idea? Or would you see a commitment to pacifism as something that is perfectly in line with Christ's teachings?
