War Inconsistent With The Religion Of Jesus Christ

About this eBook

Author

Dodge, David Low, 1774-1852

Title

War Inconsistent with the Religion of Jesus Christ

Credits

Produced by Rose Mawhorter and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

JX: Political science: International law

Subject

Peace -- Religious aspects -- Christianity

Category

Text

eBook-No.

35883

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/35883

Release Date

April 16, 2011

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.WAR INCONSISTENT WITH THE RELIGION OF JESUS CHRIST
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.INTRODUCTION
4. 4.WAR INCONSISTENT WITH THE RELIGION OF JESUS CHRIST — WAR IS INHUMAN — I. BECAUSE IT HARDENS THE HEART AND BLUNTS THE TENDER FEELINGS OF MANKIND — II. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IN ITS NATURE AND TENDENCY IT ABUSES GOD’S ANIMAL CREATION — III. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IT OPPRESSES THE POOR — IV. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IT SPREADS TERROR AND DISTRESS AMONG MANKIND — V. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IT INVOLVES MEN IN FATIGUE, FAMINE, AND ALL THE PAINS OF MUTILATED BODIES — VI. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IT DESTROYS THE YOUTH AND CUTS OFF THE HOPE OF GRAY HAIRS — VII. WAR IS INHUMAN, AS IT MULTIPLIES WIDOWS AND ORPHANS, AND CLOTHES THE LAND IN MOURNING — WAR IS UNWISE — I. BECAUSE, INSTEAD OF PREVENTING, THEY PROVOKE INSULT AND MISCHIEF — II. WAR IS UNWISE, FOR INSTEAD OF DIMINISHING, IT INCREASES DIFFICULTIES — III. WAR IS UNWISE, BECAUSE IT DESTROYS PROPERTY — IV. WAR IS UNWISE, AS IT IS DANGEROUS TO THE LIBERTIES OF MEN — V. WAR IS UNWISE, AS IT DIMINISHES THE HAPPINESS OF MANKIND — VI. WAR IS UNWISE, AS IT DOES NOT MEND, BUT INJURES, THE MORALS OF SOCIETY — VII. WAR IS UNWISE, AS IT IS HAZARDING ETERNAL THINGS FOR ONLY THE CHANCE OF DEFENDING TEMPORAL THINGS — VIII. WAR IS UNWISE, AS IT DOES NOT ANSWER THE PROFESSED END FOR WHICH IT IS INTENDED — WAR IS CRIMINAL — I. GOING TO WAR IS NOT KEEPING FROM THE APPEARANCE OF EVIL, BUT IS RUNNING INTO TEMPTATION — II. WAR IS CRIMINAL, AS IT NATURALLY INFLAMES THE PRIDE OF MAN — III. WAR NECESSARILY INFRINGES ON THE CONSCIENCES OF MEN, AND THEREFORE IS CRIMINAL — IV. WAR IS CRIMINAL, AS IT IS OPPOSED TO PATIENT SUFFERING UNDER UNJUST AND CRUEL TREATMENT — V. WAR IS CRIMINAL, AS IT IS NOT DOING TO OTHERS AS WE SHOULD WISH THEM TO DO TO US — VI. WAR IS INCONSISTENT WITH MERCY, AND IS THEREFORE CRIMINAL — VII. WAR IS CRIMINAL, AS THE PRACTICE OF IT IS INCONSISTENT WITH FORGIVING TRESPASSES AS WE WISH TO BE FORGIVEN BY THE FINAL JUDGE — VIII. ENGAGING IN WAR IS NOT MANIFESTING LOVE TO ENEMIES OR RETURNING GOOD FOR EVIL — IX. WAR IS CRIMINAL, BECAUSE IT IS ACTUALLY RENDERING EVIL FOR EVIL — X. WAR IS CRIMINAL, AS IT IS ACTUALLY DOING EVIL THAT GOOD MAY COME; AND THIS IS THE BEST APOLOGY THAT CAN BE MADE FOR IT — XI. WAR IS OPPOSED TO THE EXAMPLE OF THE SON OF GOD, AND IS THEREFORE CRIMINAL — OBJECTIONS ANSWERED — FOOTNOTES:
5. 5.HYMN
6. 6.THE MEDIATOR’S KINGDOM NOT OF THIS WORLD: BUT SPIRITUAL — FOOTNOTES:

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