Was Pacifism the Early Church’s View?

In this video Gavin Ortlund explores whether pacifism was the early church’s view. See Han’s Madueme’s Defending Sin: Truth Unites () exists to promote gospel assurance through theological depth. Gavin Ortlund (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is President of Truth Unites and Theologian-in-Residence at Immanuel Nashville. SUPPORT: Tax Deductible Support: Patreon: FOLLOW: Website: Twitter: Facebook: MY ACADEMIC WORK: PODCAST: DISCORD SERVER ON PROTESTANTISM Striving Side By Side: CREATIVE DIRECTION: Clau Gutiérrez (https://www ) CHECK OUT SOME BOOKS: 00:00 - Introduction 01:28 - Book Recommendation 02:56 - Learning From the Early Church 04:50 - Justin Martyr 06:13 - Athenagoras 07:40 - Tertullian 09:45 - The Apostolic Tradition 11:52 - Cyprian 13:09 - Origen 14:30 - Nicaea 1 16:04 - Much Pacifism in Early Church 16:48 - Lactantius 17:53 - Marcus Aurelius’ Letter 20:37 - Synod of Arles 21:20 - Summing Up Ante-Nicene Evidence 22:05 - 4th Century Changes 24:23 - Eusebius 26:51 - Basil 27:47 - Augustine 32:10 - 1. Strong Early Instinct Toward Pacifism 33:12 - 2. Just War Theory as Organic Development 33:56 - 3. Context and Ambiguity in Church History 36:34 - 4. God is a Peacemaker 38:30 - Summing Up