I N V E S TI G AT E F A I T H A L I V E K E Y C O N C E P T
To li v e i n p e ac e is t o liv e i n h ar m o ny wit h ot h er s a n d wit h o ut f e ar.
K E Y C O N C E P T I N V E S TI G AT E T HI N K A B O U T ...
To r ec o ncil e m e a ns t o m ak e u p aft er a dis a gr e e m e nt.
K E Y C O N C E P T T HI N K A B O U T ...
To f or gi v e a p er s o n m e a ns t o b e u n willi n g t o bl a m e t h e m a ny f urt h er f or wr o n g t h ey h av e d o n e.
P e ac e P e a c e i s n ot si m pl y t h e a b s e n c e of vi ol e n c e. R at h e r, it i s a st at e of li vi n g
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G Q U E S TI O N S
T HI N K P AI R S H A R E
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h a r m o n y wit h ot h e r s a n d wit h o ut a n y f e a r. Alt h o u g h m a n y C h ri sti a n s b eli e v e t h at, i n s o m e n a r r o wl y - d e ti n e d c a s e s, w a r m a y b e j u sti ti e d, C h ri sti a n s c a n m o st oft e n b e f o u n d w o r ki n g f o r p e a c e a n d r e c o n cili ati o n.
D E B AT E I N T H E Z O N E I N V E S TI G AT E
C h ri sti a n s w o r k f o r p e a c e i n a n u m b e r of w a y s. T h e y will s e e k t o a d d r e s s c o n fii ct i n s o ci et y a n d b et w e e n n ati o n s b ef o r e t hi s c o n tii ct e s c al at e s. C h ri sti a n s, t h e n, m a y al s o g et i n v ol v e d i n a r m e d c o n tti ct if t h e y h a v e n o ot h e r c h oi c e. I n t h e aft e r m at h of all c o n tti ct, C h ri sti a n s s e e k t o r e b uil d p e a c e a n d t o p r o m ot e r e c o n cili ati o n t h r o u g h t h e p u r s uit of j u s ti c e a n d f o r gi v e n e s s.
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G T HI N K P AI R S H A R E T HI N K P AI R S H A R E D E B AT E
T h o u g h C h ri sti a n s h a v e oft e n e n g a g e d i n w a r s, e v e n w a r s i n t h e n a m e of C h ri sti a nit y, t h e t e a c hi n g s of b ot h J e s u s a n d S ai nt P a ul a r e p e a c ef ul. T h e f oll o wi n g e xt r a ct s f r o m t h e N e w T e st a m e nt a r e c e nt r al t o t h e C h ri sti a n b eli ef of p e a c e a n d r e c o n cili ati o n:
I N T H E Z O N E Q U E S TI O N S C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G Q U E S TI O N S
P ut u p y o u r s w o r d. T h o s e w h o li v e b y t h e s w o r d di e b y t h e s w o r d. ( J e s u s i n t h e G o s p el of M att h e w, 2 6: 5 2)
D E B AT E I N T H E Z O N E
Bl e s s e d a r e t h e p e a c e m a k e r s. ( J e s u s, i n hi s S e r m o n o n t h e M o u nt, r e c o r d e d i n t h e G o s p el of M att h e w, 5: 9)
T HI N K A B O U T ...
L o v e y o u r e n e mi e s a n d p r a y f o r t h e m. ( J e s u s, i n hi s S e r m o n o n t h e M o u nt, r e c o r d e d i n t h e G o s p el of M att h e w, 5: 4 4)
P e a c e I l e a v e wit h y o u; m y p e a c e I gi v e t o y o u. ( J e s u s i n t h e G o s p el of J o h n, 1 4: 2 7) K E Y C O N C E P T
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G K E Y C O N C E P T
C H E C K Y O U R U N D E R S T A N DI N G 1. 2. 3.
D E B AT E 4. W h at d o e s it m e a n t o liv e i n p e ac e ?
Ar e all C hristi a ns p acifists (i. e. t h os e w h o b eli ev e w ar is n ev er j ustifi e d) ? W h y mi g ht it b e diffic ult t o ac hi ev e r ec o ncili ati o n aft er c o nflict ?
D E B AT E D escri b e w hy y o u t hi nk j ustic e a n d f or giv e n ess mi g ht b e i m p ort a nt g o als aft er a c o nflict. I N T H E Z O N E T HI N K A B O U T ... T HI N K A B O U T ...
1. W or ki n g al o n e, c h o os e o n e of t h e s a yi n gs of J es u s a b o v e a n d r e ti e ct u p o n it. H o w mi g ht it b e u s ef ul t o Iris h t e e n a g ers t o d a y ? Gi v e t w o e x a m pl es.
2. S h ar e y o ur i d e a s wit h a p art n er. 3. Dis c uss t hi s wit h t h e cl a ss.
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