Why is forgiveness an important Jesus taught that if people do not practice forgiveness, they cannot expect God to forgive them. concept for Christians? Reconciliation is the process of peace-making and relationship restoring following conflict or What is reconciliation? violence. 1.2 Religion, Peace and Conflict: Violence and Terrorism Question Answers What does violence involve? Violence is the behaviour or action of using physical force to harm others. Most Christians disagree with violence in principle due to Jesus’s teachings in the Gospels about peace Why might Christians disagree on the and forgiveness. However, others believe there are times when violence is justified, to people they appropriateness of violence in some believe are sinning against God or to people that have been violent themselves. situations? Some also agree with it if it is the only way to bring peace in the long run. How does the Bible possibly give competing Jesus primarily taught that people should be non-violent but also said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ and perspectives on violence? it could be argued that sometimes violence is the only way to bring peace in certain situations.
Why is forgiveness an important concept for Christians? Jesus taught that if people do not practice forgiveness, they cannot expect God to forgive them. What is reconciliation? Reconciliation is the process of peace-making and relationship restoring following conflict or violence. 1.2 Religion, Peace and Conflict: Violence and Terrorism Question Answers What does violence involve? Violence is the behaviour or action of using physical force to harm others. Why might Christians disagree on the appropriateness of violence in some situations? Most Christians disagree with violence in principle due to Jesus’s teachings in the Gospels about peace and forgiveness. However, others believe there are times when violence is justified, to people they believe are sinning against God or to people that have been violent themselves. Some also agree with it if it is the only way to bring peace in the long run. How does the Bible possibly give competing perspectives on violence? Jesus primarily taught that people should be non-violent but also said, ‘Blessed are the peacemakers’ and it could be argued that sometimes violence is the only way to bring peace in certain situations.
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