How are Christians to resist—or not resist—evil? In other words: How do Christians expose and confront evil while remaining faithful to Jesus’ enemy-love, blessing those who […]

In Luke 9:51–56, as Jesus resolutely sets his face toward Jerusalem (fulfilling Isaiah 50:7), he sends messengers ahead into a Samaritan village. The inhabitants refuse to […]

Genesis 35:18 – “as her soul was departing” Psalm 90:10 – “we fly away” v.3 – “You turn man back into dust.”  v.5–6 – People are […]

Christians oftentimes accuse other Christians of cowardice and even an accessory after the fact for teaching that we should let authorities deal with violence. From the […]

Luke 22:36 is still used today to claim Jesus gave Christians a blanket command to arm themselves—for personal defense, and neighbor, or even to justify Christian […]

According to the prophets, God will not merely judge isolated individuals but all the nations of this world—through their rulers (kings, queens, presidents, prime ministers, and […]

The New Testament shows that all Christian violence is eschatological—reserved for the end times at the parousia. That is the time when Christians will be called […]

Too many Christians assume eternal conscious torment in hell from NT verses like Matthew 25:46. They’ll say, “Yeah, but sin is against an eternal God, so […]

Jehovah’s Witnesses often appeal to a handful of New Testament texts to justify their practice of strict shunning. The official Watchtower website article defines “shunning” as […]

“The plain fact is that the church since the first century and with few exceptions has never, despite its protestations, taken Christ with complete seriousness…‘Let this […]

The first Christian generations stood apart from the violence and vengeance that characterized the ancient world. Those who followed Jesus understood his teachings on peace, love […]

The Bible consistently equates the unborn with a child, baby, or full human being, attributing personhood from conception. In Luke 1 Elizabeth is 6 months pregnant […]