I believe the term Jihad has been confused.

From the faith perspective, i think Jihad can be mapped on to verses like Romans 5:3-4 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and in an attempt to reach what Galatians 5:22-23 talks about But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Striving to be a better person, fighting against desires to sin, or standing up against injustice.

From the military perspective, i think Jihad begins a separation from the above meaning, and is used as self-defense, with conditions. It takes a separation from the above, when we consider how Jesus rebuked Peter when the guards came to take him in Matthew 26:52 Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

From the radicalized perspective, i think Jihad is used to justify violent actions. This doesn't really need any explanation because it's plainly wrong.

Obviously, the last 2 are direct against God, who made it very clear that above all he wants us to love as He does:

1 John 4:7-8 - "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."

John 13:34-35 - "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

1 Corinthians 13:13 - "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

This is why i think that Christianity is truly the religion of peace, because Christ was non-violent, against violence, wise, and able to put fools in their place.

I believe the term Jihad has been confused.

From the faith perspective, i think Jihad can be mapped on to verses like Romans 5:3-4 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and in an attempt to reach what Galatians 5:22-23 talks about But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Striving to be a better person, fighting against desires to sin, or standing up against injustice.

From the military perspective, i think Jihad begins a separation from the above meaning, and is used as self-defense, with conditions. It takes a separation from the above, when we consider how Jesus rebuked Peter when the guards came to take him in Matthew 26:52 Then Jesus said to him, "Put your sword back into its place. For all who take the sword will perish by the sword.

From the radicalized perspective, i think Jihad is used to justify violent actions.

Obviously, the last 2 are direct against God, who made it very clear that above all he wants us to love as He does:

1 John 4:7-8 - "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love."

John 13:34-35 - "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another."

1 Corinthians 13:13 - "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love."

This is why i think that Christianity is truly the religion of peace, because Christ was non-violent, against violence, wise, and able to put fools in their place.