Religion As Depicted In Martin Luther's Scripture

If God is the example for how Christians are to act, the nature of His example needs to be understood. As obvious as this sounds, the correlation is often ignored. Many Christians reject the non-trinitarian belief of God as a single person because of its numerous theological flaws; however, the observation from which this concept was derived is undervalued in modern Christian interpretations. Scripture exhibits a three-person God, unified in one being—but each person of the Trinity receives more attention than the others during certain time periods. In the old testament, He appeals to the patriarchs, judges, prophets, and kings on a personal level, but His relationship to the Hebrews is largely authoritative. For instance, Samuel is grieved …show more content…
Stanley Hauerwas argues that there is no justifiable reason for Christians to support war or violence of any scale, saying that Jesus was ultimately long-suffering and used every other means to fight evil. Acts of peaceful protest add validity and strength to this belief, and Martin Luther King Jr. rightly proclaimed that “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Ironically, Martin Luther’s name belongs to the sixteenth century monk, who also said, “War is love for one’s neighbor.” Civil disobedience is certainly an effective means for societal preservation (not self-defence) but the little civility African Americans had at that time was, in fact, won by a bloody Civil War. Martin Luther considered war as “a brief lack of peace that prevents an everlasting and immeasurable lack of peace.” His statements were elaborations on five previously made justifications for war, proclaimed by St. Augustine, which advocated for governments to protect the weak from the strong in a loving, reasonable, and appropriate manner. Reactions are most appropriate and effective when they conform to the proportion and medium of their antecedent. I would not, for example, reply to a sentence-long cellular text with a full-page handwritten letter, or argue against a professional article with a sticky note. In the same way, when it comes to violence, it is inappropriate for a defender to react to words with fists or to fists with words. This is true only when an appropriate reaction is the one which cancels out the action. For individuals, the example of Jesus Christ is a clear indicator that we are to use every means except physical harm, and aggression to fight the evils which abuse us. Governments are called to do the same, but God gives them the sword for those