The Early Christian Attitude to War: A Contribution to the History of Christian Ethics |
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Acts Acts of John allusions Apostle army Arnob Arnobius authority B.-Baker Bigelmair Celsus centurion Christ Christian attitude Christian ethics Christian soldiers Church Church-Order Clemens Commodianus Constantinus Cypr Cyprianus disciples divine duty early Christian Eiren Eirenaios Emperor Empire enemies Epistle Eus HE VIII Eusebios evil fact fight Galerius gentleness God's Gospel Harnack MC Hefele Hippolutos human infliction Jerusalem Jesus Jews justice Justinus kill kingdom kings Lact Inst Lact Mort Pers Lactantius Lord magistrates Martyrdom martyrs ment Migne military service Minucius Felix Montanist moral Old Testament Orig Cels viii Origenes pagan passages Paul peace persecution pray prayer Ps-Cypr punishment question quoted refer refusal regard righteously Roman Rome Ruinart rulers says Sergius Paulus serve as soldiers speaks spiritual sword teaching Tert Apol Tertullianus the(ir thee things third century thou tion Truphon wars words wrong wrongdoer xxiv
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Page 60 - LORD'S house shall be established as the top of the mountains, And shall be exalted above the hills; And all nations shall flow unto it. And many peoples shall go and say: "Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, To the house of the God of Jacob; And He will teach us of His ways, And we will walk in His paths.
Page 60 - His paths ; for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. And He shall judge among the nations, and...
Page 252 - Where thou wilt, lad, I'll make one ; an I do not, call me villain, and baffle me.* P. Hen. I see a good amendment of life in thee ; from praying, to purse-taking. Enter POINS, at a distance. Fal. Why, Hal, 'tis my vocation, Hal ; 'tis no sin for a man to labour in his vocation.
Page 22 - You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.' But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you...
Page 25 - And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Page 28 - You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
Page 37 - ... LORD'S anointed. Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand : for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in mine hand, and I have not sinned against thee; yet thou huntest my soul to take it, The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee : but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
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Page 69 - With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God.
Page 111 - And shall he apply the chain, and the prison, and the torture, and the punishment, who is not the avenger even of his own wrongs? Shall he, forsooth, either keep watch-service for others more than for Christ, or shall he do it on the Lord's day, when he does not even do it for Christ Himself? And shall he keep guard before the temples which he has renounced?