Q. May a man kill or maim another in self-defence?
A. No.
Q. May he enter a court with a complaint, to have his insulter punished?
A. No; for what he is doing through others, he is in reality doing in his own person.
Q. May he fight with an army against enemies, or against domestic rebels?
A. Of course not. He cannot take any part in war or warlike preparations. He cannot use death-dealing arms. He cannot resist injury with injury, no matter whether he be alone or with others, through himself or through others.
Q. May he choose or fit out military men for the government?
A. He can do nothing of the kind, if he wishes to be true to Christ's law.
Q. May he voluntarily give money, to aid the government, which is supported by military forces, capital punishment, and violence in general?