On war & pacifism how do the teaching of Christianity influence a believer?

Question

help!! this is urgent and its realy hard for me to put myself in different beliefs as i'm a strong beliver for my own religion(i'm too biased) and my religion isn't christianity.
Thankyou for all your help!!!!!!

Answer 1

War is sometimes necc. If the war is for a good cause (which in itself is open to intepretation) then it is perfectly acceptable. Sometimes not going to war is more evil.

Answer 2

I am a Christian who has been walking with Jesus daily for twenty-three years now!

I live as a pacafist, not wishing to bring harm to anyone because Jesus Forgave me so much and Suffered so much for me at Calvary!

However, I also believe that there are two instances when there is a reason for the taking of life! Both are when a government has chosen through the legal system to stand against evil!

The first is when someone is found guilty of murder that is premeditated, particularly if the victim is part of the vulnerable of our society (whether elderly/disabled/children) that we are meant to protect! If someone has been found guilty in a court of law, then they should have to pay the penalty! Sadly, we gave away our right to keep capitol punishment to be able to join the EU - and look at the state of our country today!!!

The second reason for being in a position to take life is when a country goes to war legitimately! NOT for greed, or to wipe out people different to ourselves because we don't like them for some reason!

If Churchill hadn't led Britain to stand against Hitler in 1939-45 WE wouldn't have the freedom to share our thoughts openly now! Sometimes there is NO OTHER WAY, when evil is unleashed!!!

Bush and Blair's ONLY error was in NOT planning how things would be handled AFTER Saddam Hussain was deposed! The Iraqui people themselves were for the main part overjoyed - both at home and abroad - as witnessed by the joyful toppling of his statues in the early days on the television!!! He was an evil man who terrorosised not only his own people, but also others such as the Kurds! Had the job been done properly in 1990/1 it would have been a very different story and many lives would have been saved as a result!

Far too often wars were/are fought for the wrong reasons already mentioned BUT SOMETIMES THERE IS NO ALTERNATIVE!!!

Answer 3

Christianity has always considered its self to be the only true religion. This being said they consider anybody else as pagan or evil. This gives them a divine right to impose their beliefs, even if it involves war to do so.

Answer 4

the classic blunders right that's the underlying presumption that each and one and all Christians think of alike. they do no longer. some Christians (Tim LaHaye) think of, ignorantly sufficient, that we are interior the top situations and, in addition to, that their activity is to hasten armageddon. those Christians think of that nuclear conflict is not any massive deal, Jesus will freshen up the mess after his 2nd coming; those Christians desire to best pal themselves with the greater militant Israelis against the Muslims interior the area b/c the rebuilding of the Temple in Jerusalem is important to their "prophecies". they do no longer desire peace in any respect. GW Bush is a form of; he wanted the conflict in Iraq partly for his apocolyptic faith. needless to say, maximum Christians have not got faith those issues--yet they typically furnish help and convenience to the Christians who do. be conscious that Ghandi became into no longer Christian.

Answer 5

In the gospel of John Pilate says to Jesus, 'So you are a king, then.'
Jesus replies, 'Yes, but not of this world. Otherwise my disciples would fight.'

Christians actually have another agenda. The gospel of Christ is in saving souls, not in destroying lives.

However, much of biblical teaching, in both old and new testament is war based. You have the LORD of Hosts in the old testament and exhortation to fight the good fight and to put on the armour of God in the new.

Some Christians have felt it their bound duty to fight for their country, or for a greater cause. Here they feel that Christ's words, 'Greater love has no man than to lay down his life for his friends.' is an over riding factor.

In Christianity, what is meant to happen and what actually does happen is not always the same. Their are often differences in what the bible teaches and how it is interpreted and executed

OK so you are not a Christian, so let's explain the Christian position. The first is that you have a choice to accept or reject the message. The message is that although you are a sinner God is offering a way of salvation through Christ. Sinner here is not necessarily referring to gross misdeeds, simply a failure not to be as good as you could be, and certainly a failure to reach God's standard.

Now the motive stated for this is God's unbounded love to you. The demonstation of his love and seriousness of sin is shown in the crucifixion of Jesus. As the apostle Paul puts it
God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself.

Now an incident that Jesus alluded to. When the Israelites escaped from Egypt, they did not always please God, and he was apt to punish them. On one occasion they were pestered with poisonous snakes, and on confession of their sin and a plea for mercy, God instructed Moses to put a brass snake on a pole and whoever looked at that snake in faith was cured of their snake bite

Jesus said, 'As Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that anyone who believes may in him have eternal life' This is significant as 'lifted up' was a euphemism for crucifixion.

The apostles declaration was this
The times of ignorance God has overlooked. God now commands all men everywhere to repent. In that he has appointed a day in which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has ordained, and he has given assurance of this by raising him from the dead.

We are required to repent and to believe and to follow in the way.

So what is the Christian position on other religions. There is one name given under heaven by which we must be saved

Jesus is the latinized form of the Hebrew Yeshua God Saves
or God is my salvation

War is about politics about power and glory, but Christ gained a greater prize than is offered in any earthly realm

This hymn by SW Gandy expalins it better than I can

His be the Victor's name
who fought the fight alone
triumphant saints no honour claim
their conquest was his own

By weakness and defeat
he won the mead and crown
trod all his foes beneath his feet
by being trodden down

He hell in hell laid low
Made sin, he sin o'erthrew
Bowed to the grave, destroyed it so,
and death by dying slew.

Bless, bless the Conqueror slain
slain in his victory
who lived, who died, who lives again
for thee, his Church, for thee.

Answer 6

I am a Quaker and we are generally opposed to all wars. I also reject the concept of a "just" war.