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This is chapter fifteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2010 Matthew Elton.
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Pacifism: Following Christ’s Example
by Matthew Elton
copyright 2010 Matthew Elton
matt@faithfirstmedia.com
“You just need to look at what the gospel asks, and what war does. The gospel asks that we feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the...
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Eternal Conscious Torture in Hell vs. Annihilation in the Lake of Fire
What Does the Bible Really Teach?
by Matthew Elton
copyright 2009 Matthew Elton
The concept of hades as a place of eternal torture for the immortal soul has its origins in Platonic philosophy and Greek Mythology, and is foreign to the Bible. The Old Testament Jewish Scriptu...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
Continued from: A Theology of Peace: Introduction
The Kingdom of God
Moses once wrote in Exodus 21:23-25, “the p...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
The Sermon on the Mount
The Sermon on the Mount is widely regarded by theologians as the greatest moral teaching in all of Scripture. But its message is so powerful and so radical that many people try to ignore it becau...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
The Resurrection of Jesus
The resurrection of Christ from the dead was a political event. He had been executed as a political criminal – charged with claiming to be “the King of the Jews.” Pilate had ...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
The Holy Spirit
Just before ascending into heaven, Jesus instructed his disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Holy Spirit to come to them. The disciples replied, “Lord, has the time come when you will free Israel a...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
The New Covenant
In the same way, he took the cup of wine after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant between God and his people—an agreement confirmed with my blood. Do this to remember me as often...
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The following is an excerpt from the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2009 Matthew Elton.
The Kingdom Lifestyle
We must remember, however, that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit was prophesied in the context of prophesies regarding the final judgement of the world and the fulfillment of the King...
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This is chapter thirteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton.
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The Example of Early Christians
The concept of living the ...
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This is chapter fourteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton.
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The Downfall of Nonviolent Theology Under ...
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This is chapter seventeen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2010 Matthew Elton.
Click here to read the previous chapter: The Example of the Anabaptists.
A Return to Christian Nonviolence
About 1000 B.C., God...
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Luke 21 Commentary
by Matthew Elton
copyright 2009 Matthew Elton
Elizabeth wrote:
First of all i just want to say that i greatly appreciate the work you have done to reveal that there are no contradictions in the Bible. These so called contradictions are merely translation errors or mis-interpretation by the reader. Before I present my question I just want to say that I...
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You Are Not Going to Heaven!
Revised Edition
by Matthew Elton
copyright 2010 Matthew Elton
matt@faithfirstmedia.com
Long before Jesus, the concept of an immediate afterlife in heaven or hell began with the Greeks, and was later continued by the Romans. It is not taught in the Hebrew scriptures, and it was not believed by any of the early Jews, an...
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Jesus Shall Return!
In their concerted drive into the Pacific, the Japanese army landed on the northern coast of Luzon Island, in the Philippines, on December 10, 1941. The American and Filipino troops were slowly pushed southward until they were concentrated on Bataan Peninsula and on Corregidor Island, near the mouth of Manila Bay. General Douglas MacArthur was on Corregidor Isla...
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