"Allah bears witness that the love of jihad and death in the cause of Allah has dominated my life and the verses of the sword permeated every sword in my heart, " he wrote.
Living a good Christian life "means bearing witness to the love which inspires us to lay own our lives in the service of others, and thus to counter ways of thinking which justify taking innocent lives, " he said.
Witness statements from friends of Mr. Pistorius read by the athlete's lawyer said the couple were inlove and considering looking for a house in Johannesburg.