Kipling
2009-07-10 17:00:46
Was Jesus a pacifist?
First of all, pacifism is a relatively new doctrine in the church. It basically argues that Christians are to be passive and allow evil to win. Was the Jesus who made a whip and drove the moneychangers out of the temple a pacifist? What about the Jesus in Revelatios who comes again on a white charger with His robe dipped in the blood of His enemies? Jesus never told a soldier to find another profession. The gospels portray centurians in a very positive light. Paul’s favorite metaphor for the Christian life was a soldier. There should be no such thing as passive Christians.
