Is this teaching impractical? What was the attitude of the early Christians toward what Jesus taught about not resorting to violence? The book The Early Christian Attitude to War says: “Inasmuch as they [Jesus ’ teachings] ruled out as illicit all use of violence and injury against others, clearly implied [was] the illegitimacy of participation in war...
Par to, kāda bija agrīno kristiešu nostāja šajā jautājumā, grāmatā Agrīno kristiešu attieksme pret karu (The Early Christian Attitude to War) ir teikts: ” Jēzus mācības, kurās bija nosodīta jebkāda vardarbība, nepārprotami ietvēra sevī arī aizliegumu piedalīties karā..