* Five years ago I began to believe in the doctrine of Christ, and in consequence a great change has been wrought in me.
Men need only trust in Christ's teaching and obey it, and there will be peace on earth
* I saw that Christ does not require us to turn the other cheek, and to give away our cloak, in order to make us suffer; but He teaches us not to resist evil, and warns us that doing so may involve personal suffering.
* ‘Do not resist evil’ means never to resist evil, i.e., never offer violence to anyone. If a man reviles you, do not revile him in return; suffer, but do no violence.
* The precept ‘not to resist evil’ is one that contains the whole substance of Christ’s doctrine, if we consider it not only as a saying, but also as a law we are bound to obey.
* To affirm that the Christian doctrine refers only to personal salvation and has no bearing upon state affairs is a great error.
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