gender, class, sexual orientation, religious beliefs and economics, among others. Violence

pervades our past, shapes our present reality and threatens our future. Violence is not far

removed from our lives. It is very close to home, indeed, it is often in our homes.

Children see murders on the street, witness domestic violence in their homes and are

assaulted with a constant stream of violence on the movie screen, on the television and on

the radio. Children not only observe violence on a daily basis, they are often its victims.

Adults have often responded to violence through isolation, building higher walls and

fences, buying more sophisticated burglar alarms, purchasing guns for protection and

abandoning life in the public sphere. Meanwhile the governments response is too often to

build more prisons, eliminate opportunities for rehabilitation and cut prevention programs

which would offer young people an alternative to violent street and homes. But the

question that is that Does the Bible condemn violence? The fact is the Bible contains

plenty of violence, some of it promoted by God. God demanded genocide of pagan

of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will

death and Turn him into your friend none of which God exemplifies in Deuteronomy 7.

stained clothes are from the blood of all in all nations who are not forgiven. He comes

children. These enemy nations were part of Gods creation as the Israelites were. They

(3) an emphatic warning of the finality of this appeal (chs 7:1 to 9:10);

inserted between visions 3 and 4 in which the official reaction of the northern kingdom

them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down” shows or

In Amos 9 verse 1 “I saw the Lord standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel

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