Religious views on violence

• Christian views on violence.

  • Many of Jesus’s teachings show that peace is the ultimate goal for all human beings. 
  • For Christians, Jesus’s command to ‘love your enemies’ is very important in the way they live their lives. 
• Quotes for Christian views on violence.

  Some quotations that imply Christians shouldn’t meet violence with violence:

  • “An eye for an eye.”
  • “A tooth for a tooth.”
  • “If someone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”
  • In the bible, even though Judas had betrayed him, he wasn’t violent. Instead, he said “all who draw the sword will die by the sword” suggesting that people who engage in conflict will die because of it.
  • Jesus also said “ blessed are the peacemakers.”