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Lesson Aim To continue with pacifism To look at what the Bible says about war

Lesson Aim To continue with pacifism To look at what the Bible says about war. Complete the Qs. Read p86 Answer the Questions on p87. Homework Task. Read p234 – p237 from the white sheets Write a short news article on Desmond Doss. Why are people pacifists?. Types of pacifism.

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Lesson Aim To continue with pacifism To look at what the Bible says about war

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  1. Lesson Aim • To continue with pacifism • To look at what the Bible says about war

  2. Complete the Qs • Read p86 • Answer the Questions on p87

  3. Homework Task • Read p234 – p237 from the white sheets Write a short news article on Desmond Doss

  4. Why are people pacifists?

  5. Types of pacifism

  6. A test of faith During the First World War, a conscientious objector in Britain could go before a panel. If they proved their case they would be given non-combat duties, but if they did not prove their case, and still refused to fight, they could be sent to prison. Some men found it very difficult as they were often kept in solitary confinement (to protect them from other prisoners who saw them as cowards, as well as for punishment). Others found that their faith supported them through the difficult times.

  7. One man’s story – Fenner Brockway “I am thoroughly well and happy. I do not seem to be in prison. You know how contentedly I entered; that feeling has remained all through. I am calmer in spirit than I have been for a long time…My cell has seemed a quiet retreat and within it I have rediscovered the power of prayer.” Why you think that FennerBrockway was able to cope so well with his imprisonment.

  8. A history of Christian attitudes to war and pacifism

  9. What do we mean by non-violence?

  10. War What the Bible States

  11. The Bible and war

  12. War in the Bible • Old Testament • New Testament

  13. The Bible is a a compilation of 66 books written over a 2500 year period. • There is a striking difference between the Old and New Testaments

  14. Old Testament: Joshua ch6

  15. The Old Testament • In the OT, God is seen as the one who brings judgement. This can be in various forms. • God often used the Israelites to bring judgement on the evil of surrounding nations when at war. • Likewise, when Israel disobeyed God, the surrounding nations were empowered to conquer Israel • Judgement came to a person in his or her own lifetime

  16. New Testament • In the NT, there is a new agreement. The Old agreement (covenant) with God no longer applies. • Jesus is the sacrificial lamb • The words of Jesus are of primary importance to the Christian, not just the OT. • Jesus ‘fulfils’ the Old Testament • Judgement is now for the afterlife

  17. Contradiction? Progressive Revelation • Christianity developed from Judaism • Many Old Testament practices are intentionally superseded in the New Testament. • Jesus the Saviour can only be understood in light of the Old Testament • The New Testament is a new agreement between God and man • In the Old Testament, God's promises revolved around Israel occupying the land of Palestine. So war was an unfortunate necessity – this is not an issue in the New Testament

  18. Did Jesus ever get angry?

  19. New Testament: A Violent Jesus?

  20. Jesus Cleanses the Temple John 2:13-16  “When the Passover Feast, celebrated each spring by the Jews, was about to take place, Jesus traveled up to Jerusalem. He found the Temple teeming with people selling cattle and sheep and doves. The loan sharks were also there in full strength.  Jesus put together a whip out of strips of leather and chased them out of the Temple, stampeding the sheep and cattle, upending the tables of the loan sharks, spilling coins left and right. He told the dove merchants, "Get your things out of here! Stop turning my Father's house into a den of thieves!" That's when his disciples remembered the Scripture, "Zeal for your house consumes me."

  21. New Testament: A Violent Jesus? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEtBs6j7QgU

  22. Jesus Cleanses the Temple John 2:13-16  • Is this an example of a violent and reckless Jesus? • Could this passage be used to justify violence?? • Is Jesus failing to fulfil his own example?

  23. Purple Book, p85 • Discuss the Bible verses that you see • Complete Qs 1+3

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