Religion, Peace And Conflict Flashcards
What parable did Jesus use to teach about Violence and Bullying?
Cain and Abel
What are the main teaching from the Parable Cain and Abel?
- Control your anger
- Violence is not what God wants for the world
- We shouldn’t attack others because of a percieved advantage
Reasons why bullying is the worst form of violent
- Words can destroy self esteem
- Can cause fear and powerlessness
- Comments on social media bring more distress
Quotes relating to forgiveness in the Bible
- ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you’ (Matthew 5:44)
- ‘Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us’ (The Lord’s Prayer)
- ‘Father forgive them for they know not what they are doing’ (Luke 23:24)
What are the main teachings from the parable of the Unforgiving Servant
- We should forgive 70x7 times (unlimited times)
- God forgives us so out of gratitude we should forgive others
What are the main teaching from the parable of the lost/prodigal son?
- God forgives those who are truly sorry
- God loves us even when we sin
- We should forgive others
After forgiveness comes ….?
Reconciliation
What does reconciliation bring?
- A stronger relationship
- Respect for other people’s beliefs
- Appreciation and acceptance
- Peace
Definition of Reconciliation
Bringing together people who have been enemies
Quote from the bible related to reconciliation
‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you’ (Matthew 5:23)
Definition of Justice
Fairness for all people
Why is justice important for Christians?
Creating justice is important for Christians because injustice leads to a lack of self-worth and dignity
Definition of injustice
A lack of justice
Examples of Injustices
Racism, Sexism, Antisemitism, Poverty, Gender Pay Gap, Child Labour, Genocides, etc
Definition of Righteous anger
Anger against an injustice
2 characteristics of righteous anger
- It is controlled and used positively to change a situation
- It should be chanelled into positive action that will improve a situation
What did Jesus teach about anger?
He taught it should be avoided if possible
When did Jesus show righteous anger?
Jesus clears the Temple (John 2 : 13-17)
Reasons why violent protest is acceptable
- It is sometimes necessary - to make a government take notice
- If a government is abusing their position of power and refusing to pay attention to people’s needs, violent protrest is necessary
Reasons why violent protest isn’t acceptable
- ## It’s against the law
Reasons why violent protest isn’t acceptable
- ## It’s against the law
