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A Theology of Peace Chapter Fifteen - The Oxymoron of Just Warfare

Posted by faithfirstmedia on May 8, 2010 at 10:31 PM Comments comments (0)

 This is chapter fifteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton, copyright 2010 Matthew Elton.


Click here to read the previous chapter: The Downfall of Nonviolent Theology Under Constantine


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Pacifism: Following Christ's Example

Posted by faithfirstmedia on March 4, 2010 at 11:11 AM Comments comments (3)

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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Will The Unrighteous Burn Forever in Hell?

Posted by faithfirstmedia on November 7, 2009 at 11:05 AM Comments comments (2)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Two - The Kingdom of God

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 12:06 PM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Three - The Sermon on the Mount

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:50 AM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Nine - The Resurrection of Jesus

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:31 AM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Ten - The Holy Spirit

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:10 AM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Eleven - The New Covenant

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:05 AM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Twelve - The Kingdom Lifestyle

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:03 AM Comments comments (0)

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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A Theology of Peace Part Thirteen - The Testimony of Early Christians

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 11:00 AM Comments comments (0)

This is chapter thirteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton.


Click here to read the previous chapter: The Kingdom Lifestyle


 

The Example of Early Christians


 

The concept of living the ...

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A Theology of Peace Part Fourteen - The Downfall of Nonviolent Theology Under Constantine

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 10:57 AM Comments comments (0)

 

This is chapter fourteen of the book A Theology of Peace by Matthew Elton.


 

Click here to read the previous chapter: The Testimony of Early Christians


 

The Downfall of Nonviolent Theology Under ...

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A Theology of Peace Part Seventeen - A Return to Christian Nonviolence

Posted by faithfirstmedia on July 17, 2009 at 10:53 AM Comments comments (0)

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

Posted by faithfirstmedia on June 21, 2009 at 1:18 PM Comments comments (0)

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!

Posted by faithfirstmedia on June 21, 2009 at 1:07 PM Comments comments (0)

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!

Posted by faithfirstmedia on June 21, 2009 at 10:52 AM Comments comments (0)

Jesus Shall Return!

by Dr. John H. Roller

 

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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