The Complete Works of Lyof N. Tolstoi: Resurrection. vol. IThomas Y. Crowell Company, 1899 |
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... violence by the men of our world . CHAPTER IX • The acceptance of the Christian life - conception delivers men from the miseries of our pagan life CHAPTER X PAGE 171 • 194 Uselessness of violence for the destruction of evil - The moral ...
... violence by the men of our world . CHAPTER IX • The acceptance of the Christian life - conception delivers men from the miseries of our pagan life CHAPTER X PAGE 171 • 194 Uselessness of violence for the destruction of evil - The moral ...
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... violence , as a striking ex- ample of the perversion of the doctrine of Christ by ecclesiastical interpretation . I knew but little , no more than other men , of what had been taught or written on the subject of non - resistance in ...
... violence , as a striking ex- ample of the perversion of the doctrine of Christ by ecclesiastical interpretation . I knew but little , no more than other men , of what had been taught or written on the subject of non - resistance in ...
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... violence of governments and their conscious effort to conceal and ignore these demonstrations of Christian Non - resistance . A MONG the early responses called forth by my book were letters from American Quakers . In these letters ...
... violence of governments and their conscious effort to conceal and ignore these demonstrations of Christian Non - resistance . A MONG the early responses called forth by my book were letters from American Quakers . In these letters ...
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... violence . The doctrine of Christ , which has entered into the consciousness of men , not by force or by the sword , as they say , but by non - resistance to evil , by humility , meekness , and the love of peace , can only be propagated ...
... violence . The doctrine of Christ , which has entered into the consciousness of men , not by force or by the sword , as they say , but by non - resistance to evil , by humility , meekness , and the love of peace , can only be propagated ...
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... violent who resort to the sword are destined to perish with the sword . Hence , as a measure of sound policy- of ... violence , and mur- der . It neither fears God nor regards man . We would be filled with the spirit of Jesus Christ ...
... violent who resort to the sword are destined to perish with the sword . Hence , as a measure of sound policy- of ... violence , and mur- der . It neither fears God nor regards man . We would be filled with the spirit of Jesus Christ ...
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Page 173 - Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock ; and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell not ; for it was founded upon a rock...
Page 87 - Sell that ye have, and give alms ; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
Page 185 - The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field : which indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.
Page 219 - If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it be of God, or whether I speak from myself.
Page 50 - I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy : and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Page 14 - Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth : but I say unto you, That ye resist not evil : but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain. Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Page 50 - Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
Page 87 - Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29 And yet I say unto you.
Page 199 - He shall not strive, nor cry, neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets ; a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench ; till he send forth judgment unto victory.
Page 19 - Will it not be found in this respect, above all, "that what is beautiful is harmonious and proportionable'; what is harmonious and proportionable is true; and what is at once both beautiful and true is, of consequence, agreeable and good"?