Just War
10 passages
- Ecclesiastes 3:8
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
Read it in context - Matthew 26:52
“Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him. “For all who draw the sword will die by the sword.
Read it in context - Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.
Read it in context - Matthew 10:34
Do not assume that I have come to bring peace to the earth; I have not come to bring peace, but a sword.
Read it in context - Matthew 24:6–7
6You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come. 7Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
Read it in context - Matthew 5:44
But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
Read it in context - John 18:36
Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not of this world; if it were, My servants would fight to prevent My arrest by the Jews. But now My kingdom is not of this realm.”
Read it in context - Psalm 144:1
Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.
Read it in context - Exodus 15:3
The LORD is a warrior, the LORD is His name.
Read it in context - Matthew 10:28
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
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