PEACE IN CHRISTIANITY

PEACE IN DIFFERENT RELIGIONS ~ 112 ~ established in society by persuasion rather than by coercion. The teachings of Christ in the New Testament tell us clearly that peace was so important to him that he enjoined the establishment of peace at all costs. In one of his sermons, Christ observed: Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God. (5:9) This shows that, according to the teachings of Jesus Christ, the most blessed task is to establish peace in the world, peace in family life, peace in social life, peace in national life, peace in international life. The following observation of Jesus Christ is perhaps a realization of this peaceful world: Your kingdom come – Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. (6:9) In this quotation from the New Testament, what is called the kingdom of God—can also be thought of as the kingdom of Peace.