キリスト教教育への試論 : 戦争に対するキリスト教徒の態度 : 初代協会,歴史的平和主義協会,セブンスデー・アドベンティストおよびエホバの証人の場合

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This paper deals with Christian attitudes toward War, mainy the pacifism of the Early Church and the Historic Peace Churches. The early Christian pacifism is not equal to the pacifism of the Historic Peace Churches. MOst Christians in the Early Church objected to military servic becuse of danger of idolatry in the army or because of aversion to the Roman Empire, the persecutor, or because of an emphasis on love and an aversion to killing.The teacings of love and nonresitance which are foundin the Sermon on the Mount are as follows: "do not take revenge on some one who wrongs you,let him slap your left cheek too, carry it two miles, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,"(Mt.5:39~42).The other reason was eschatology in the Early Church.They taught that the Load himself would come down again from heaven to punish those who rejected Gota and who did not obey the good News about Lord Jesus. As they had the taught that the society of Chrisitian Church was essnyially different from that of the heathem country,they would not take part in that society. It was one phenomenon which took place to abstain from joining in the heathen society. As the membaers in the Histric peace Churches were influenced by theteaching of Jesus(not killing nonresistance,nonviorence),they would not serve in the armiiy and fight in thewar in spite og insults,sufferings and persecutions.They have been called conscientious objectors.