The lesson was to not fight, because Christians have no need to fight, because their kingdom is not of this world.
Yes, the good little sheep. Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's. Telling people not to fight fits the theory that Christianity was promoted because it made people into better tax cattle.
Yes, the good little sheep. Give unto Caesar what is Caesar's. Telling people not to fight fits the theory that Christianity was promoted because it made people into better tax cattle.
Do you think that "don't fight, because your kingdom is not of this world" wasn't the lesson that Jesus taught?
Or are you just lamenting the consequences of this teaching?