The followers of Christ have been called to peace... and they must not only have peace but make it.  And to that end they renounce all violence and tumult.  In the cause of Christ nothing is to be gained by such methods... his disciples keep the peace by choosing to endure suffering themselves rather than inflict it on others.  They maintain fellowship where others would break it off.  They renounce hatred and wrong.  In so doing they overcome evil with good, and establish the peace of God in the midst of a world of war and hate.