Christianity is an inherently non-violent religion since the Gospel of Matthew presented Jesus in two different portraits. First, it introduces Jesus as pacifism meaning the earthly Jesus of the past who teaches non-violence, compassion, non-retaliation, forgiveness, and the love of enemies. That is why He surrender His life to die on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins. Secondly, Jesus as the eschatological figure of judgment who will return from heaven at the end of the age in order to initiate the final and universal judgment and punishment to all people on earth. These two depictions of Jesus are that one, is in the past and the other is in the
