Doesn't Christianity just cause conflict?

“We certainly must admit that many well-intentioned religious people - Christians included—have done some pretty terrible things in the name of faith. I mean - Crusades, Inquisitions, transatlantic slave trade, colonialism, and a whole host of other terrible episodes have brought shame on the Christian church.

But I’d suggest that whenever Christians have caused such conflict, as I’ve done in the past, it’s not because we have too much Jesus, but too little. It’s a failure to live in accord with the moral beauty of Jesus, the ‘Prince of Peace’.

But if both religious and non-religious people and organizations tend to put themselves first and make mistakes and cause conflict, is there any hope for true, lasting peace?

Thankfully, true Christian hope is not based upon our efforts or on the moral performance of the church, but in the ultimate peacemaking work of Christ.”

Russ Whitfield, Reformed Theological Seminary