Christ came here for spiritual reasons, not secular war and boundaries and geography. And yet, we are now dedicating so much of our aggressive activity in the name of God, but God, he is the Prince of Peace. That is what I see from my God and through Christ. I vote for peace.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Paul argues that Christ’s teachings are about peace, yet believers often wage aggressive wars in God’s name.
- In plain terms
- Christ taught peace, but many fight wars claiming religious justification.
- What can you take from it?
- Align actions with the core message of peace rather than using religion to legitimize war.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Why do people use religion to justify conflict?
- How can faith promote peace?
Another view
Interpretations of religious texts vary widely.
More from Ron Paul
We can achieve much more in peace than we can ever achieve in these needless, unconstitutional, undeclared wars.
Permalink to quote #45 It really doesn't matter whether I'm right or wrong: the war is going to end because we're gonna have such a political and financial havoc here with the devalu…
Permalink to quote #47 Clearly, language threatening to wipe a nation or a group of people off the map is to be condemned by all civilized people. And I do condemn any such language.…
Permalink to quote #44
Related quotes
From all of us here, whichever religion you are, remember, only one can be right, so...let's have a war! Happy Christmas!
Simon AmstellSimon Amstell quote #3 God requireth not a uniformity of religion to be enacted and enforced in any civil state; which enforced uniformity (sooner or later) is the greatest occasion …
Roger WilliamsRoger Williams quote #9 If there is a God, the phrase that must disgust him is- holy war.
Steve AllenSteve Allen quote #19