A question about number 3 in your statement of faith
3. The Bible is the supreme authority in our lives. We believe that the Bible shows us that members of the Church are to be pacifists, non-resistant to the evil man as commanded by Christ.
I am referring to the second part of number 3, not the first where it states that the Bible is the supreme authority in your life. Does this mean that if you are attacked by someone, you can't fight back or you can't defend your family from an attacker?
I am referring to the second part of number 3, not the first where it states that the Bible is the supreme authority in your life. Does this mean that if you are attacked by someone, you can't fight back or you can't defend your family from an attacker?
That's correct. Anabaptists trust in God instead of weapons.
Anabaptists take literally the teachings of Jesus when He said to love our enemies, to not resist an evil person, and to turn the other cheek when we are struck on one cheek.
There is an ongoing conversation related to this passage of Scripture in the Non-Denominational section. If you are looking for a very WIDE variety of viewpoints on the topic check out the thread about Christians in the Army. There are some who hold to the Anabaptist viewpoint and some who don't.
Is there a Nazarene section on this site? I haven't seen one???
Nazarene's are in the Wesleyan forum with the Methodists.
__________________ "In [the Liturgy of the Hours], the Church, the Bride of Christ, whispers words of love to her spouse and, schooled in the mystery of Christ's life, death, and resurrection, fulfills the very purpose of His Incarnation, taught as she is by Christ, the Unique Cantor, the arts of perfect sacrifice and praise."
-Dom Cuthbert Brogan OSB, from the preface to The Monastic Diurnal (St. Michael's Abbey Press)
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