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Jerome: " Because John the Baptist was the first who preached repentance to the people, saying, Repent ye, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand: rightly therefore from that day forth it may be said, that the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. For great indeed is the violence, when we who are born of earth ...
Warfare represents a special category of biblical violence and is a topic the Bible addresses, directly and indirectly, in four ways: there are verses that support pacifism, and verses that support non-resistance; 4th century theologian Augustine found the basis of just war in the Bible, and preventive war which is sometimes called crusade has also been supported using Bible texts.
Violence begets violence is a concept described in the Gospel of Matthew, verse 26:52. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The passage depicts a disciple (identified in the Gospel of John as Peter ) drawing a sword to defend against the arrest of Jesus but being told to sheath his weapon:
Mark 3:25 “And a house torn apart by divisions will collapse.” The Good News: Like a home, a divided family, one torn by mistrust, anger, and spite, will crumble.A strong family must work ...
Many [neutrality is disputed] scholars interpret the book of Joshua as referring to what would now be considered genocide. [1] When the Israelites arrive in the Promised Land, they are commanded to annihilate "the Hittites and the Amorites, the Canaanites and the Perizzites, the Hivites and the Jebusites" who already lived there, to avoid being tempted into idolatry. [2]
The Old Testament reflects how God helped his people of Israel, even after Israel's repeated lapses of faith, demonstrating God's grace, not violence. [ 16 ] The Old Testament explains God is the only giver of life and God is sovereign over human life.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis used his New Year's message on Saturday to issue a clarion call for an end to violence against women, saying it was insulting to God. Francis, 85, celebrated a ...
One day you're living your life, and then you're hit by a car or your dog dies, so you feel like, "God really hates me today." [ 8 ] The song "Threshold" is about reaching one's limit with a person in a situation where one is about to break—and are about to blow up as they get "under your skin", while "Cast Down" features a fallen angel who ...