Thursday, January 7, 2016

Jesus Was Not A Warmonger

In an earlier piece I briefly sketched the history of evangelical militarism in America. In this article I’d like to touch on one obvious fact that so many of my evangelical brethren seem to overlook: Those who persistently agitate and call for war cannot be true followers of Jesus Christ.

Jesus is called the Prince of Peace for a very good reason: Both by his teachings and personal example Jesus opposed war and physical violence. It is for this reason that militarists cannot be his genuine disciples. To be a warmonger while at the same time claiming to be a devotee of the Prince of Peace is a logical contradiction.

Again and again – by words as well as by example – Jesus exhorted his followers to shun violence and pursue peace. To recognize Jesus’ message of nonviolence and peace does not require special scholastic acumen or theological proficiency. All it takes is the ability to read, since the gospels clearly portray him as such.

You can read the rest @
http://original.antiwar.com/Vasko_Kohlmayer/2016/01/06/militant-christians-cannot-be-true-disciples-of-the-prince-of-peace/

I am in complete agreement with this.

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