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A Biblical Basis for Material Justice……………………1  \nII. The Church's Attitude Toward the State……11  \nIII. Jesus and Revolution…………  \n……………………19  \nIV. Jesus and Violence…………  \n…………………………………27  \nStudy Questions………………………  \n……………………34  \nIntroduction.          \nThe Genesis account of the creation says that the fruits of the earthshould serve as food for human andanimalcreation.God was pleasedwith the creationand in his originalpurpose intended that humanityshould live in peace and plenty.The purpose of this booklet,as statedby the author,is to show that the Bible provides an overarchingframework for the involvement of the church in the way of peace andjustice.  \nToday God's good earth is crushed by injustice and wracked byhostilities.In many parts of the world there is racial,economic,religious and political conflict.One nation or ethnic group threatensthe other.Each party in a conflict justifies its military conduct byanticipated hostile actions of the other.  \nThe church lives in an environment of national and internationalconflict.There are great gaps between the rich and the poor.There isoppression,violence and revolution.Those who possess economicand political powercontrol the lives of peoplewho suffer from hungerand poverty.  \nIn local communities some congregations are pressed to usechurch buildings for governmental purposes.In some places pastorsare told to preach support for the government in power.Everywherethe church wants to serve the total community including thedestitute,the refugee and the victims of war.In some places thechurch is criticized because she provides assistance for families ofprisoners or because she assists refugees who have fled from thecountry.  \nThis booklet is about the mission of the church in society.It isabout the response of the church to expectations of the state.Thebooklet does not intend to give answers to specific problems.Mennonite and Brethren in Christ churches arescatteredaround theworld in more than 40 countries and have accommodated togovernment and other social forces in many different ways.Theintention of this booklet is to see what the Bible says about sharing  \nthe resources of the earth,about the relationship of the church to thestate,about Jesus and violence and about Jesus and revolution.These papers were presented by Helmut Harderbefore the MennoniteWorld Conference General Council meeting.Nairobi,July 1981.  \nChristians generally believe that the church has been entrusted toshare the message of the Bible with the largersociety.This introducesmany important questions.For example,to what extent is the statesubject to God's order and to what extent does the state come underdivine judgment?Should the church call the state to exercise powerfor the good of all citizens even if it is known that governments willnot be faithful to the standards of God's kingdom?  \nThe church cannot impose values of the kingdom upon the largersociety.Nor does the church look to the state to impose the kingdomby force as Constantine tried to do in the 4th century.But does thechurch not have a responsibility to lift up a standard or vision ofjustice before the world and government authority?Does the churchnot have a responsibility to create a climate of expectation in thelarger society including the state?  \nThe Bible calls nations of the earth to govern justly.The church isthe bearer ofthat message.Psalms72:1,2 declares,\"OGod,endow theking with thy own justice and give thy righteousness to a king's son,that he may judge thy people rightly and deal out justice to the poorand suffering\"(New English Bible).  \nThe way ofjustice has become so corrupted among the nations thatthose who press for t","cbCaissBoLR1xFTF","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaissBoLR1xFTF","pdf",2784156,44,"English","# Introduction\n## I. A Biblical Basis for Material Justice\n## II. The Church's Attitude Toward the State\n## III. Jesus and Revolution\n## IV. 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