Religion Peace and Justice Flashcards
quotes encouraging war
“prepare for war! Raise the warriors! Let all fighting men draw near and attack” Joel 3:9-10
“the Lord is a warrior” Exodus 15
“there is a time for killing, and a time for healing, a time for tearing down and a time for building up, a time for tearing and a time for mending, a time for love and a time for hate, a time for war and a time for peace” Eccleslastes 3:2-8
” Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword” Matthew 10
quotes for pacifism
“love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you” Matthew 5
“blessed are the peacemakers”
“put your sword back in its place for all who live by the sword will die by the sword” Luke 22
“Do not overcome evil by evil, but overcome evil with good” Saint Paul
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing” Saint Peter
quotes for punishing criminals
“fracture for fracture” “eye for eye” taught by Moses
“obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in the power of God” Romans 13:1
quotes about forgiving criminals
“if anyone of you is without sin, let him be the first to throw a stone at her” John 8:7
quotes about social injustice
“When an alien lives with you in your land, do not ill treat him” Leviticus 19:33
