His philosaphy was to turn the other cheek for the universal peace amonst all God's children , so why all the religious conflict ?
2007-03-28 12:29:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
when I told the judge that I killed those people because god told me to do it! he didn't believe me!
double standards here, me thinks!
2007-03-28 12:35:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was not a pacifist. He was proactive. He told people the way it was and they did not like it one bit. He died on the cross because of this. Others throughout history were killed for the same reason. Even today when we try to spread the word of Christ people do not like it. In some countries it is illegal to spread the word and you are killed for it.
2007-03-28 19:37:32 · answer #2 · answered by G.W. loves winter! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is the pacifist, not necessarily His followers. His followers are at fault for their sins, not Jesus. When these failed followers die it is God who will judge them so, in essence, "They'll get theirs." Keep in mind that bad news gets lots of media attention. You almost never hear about the Christians who do live by His word. Think of the saints and remember Mother Theresa and her works. The majority of Christians who have the wisdom to worship God through truth and not blind faith are good people that no one ever hears about.
2007-03-28 19:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Lifted by God's grace 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You are incorrect when you say to turn the other cheek means to be a coward. When someone physically strikes you or perpetrates an act of agression, then you must stop them from causing further harm, restrain them by any means necessary.
And what you term religious conflict is not religious at all.
It is easy to label things and believe the labels politicians choose to assign but if you refer to the current war against terror, it is that and not war against religion.
2007-03-28 19:41:33 · answer #4 · answered by Freddy F 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is because human understands these philosophies differently and each of them thinks they already mastered it. They act for their own good ignoring that the truth has not yet discovered. Conflicts, therefore, are inevitable
2007-03-28 19:33:51 · answer #5 · answered by holyfire 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the people who do it are unholy and hypocritical. Murder pretty much goes against all religions, and I think if you kill, for whatever reason, you're going downstairs for a long hot soak.
2007-03-28 19:32:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he was for protecting yourself and others
I am a Jew that repented of my sins and let Jesus into my heart to be my friend. amen John 3 repent and be born again says Jesus
there are many that use his name to hurt others and for political purposes-if you hate Jesus and hate others he created why not use his name to hate more =kkk Nazis and more
2007-03-28 19:34:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are imperfect and tend towards Sin. If someone is killing in Jesus name run from them they are not honest.
2007-03-28 19:33:06 · answer #8 · answered by easyericlife 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
all this religious conflict is because the people who called themselves "Christians" were not so...they were not true Christains, if they were they wouldn't hate another person, but they would dislike his false religion
2007-03-28 19:33:09 · answer #9 · answered by lololoser 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not everyone believes in Jesus Christ, so how can we possibly expect everyone to abide by his philosophies?
2007-03-28 19:34:51 · answer #10 · answered by ni_walton05 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋