Tertullian’s Defense of the Gospel

The Kingdom Perspective · Nov 20, 2020 · 1m

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Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective.

The early church was distinctive for many reasons, but one of the most powerful was the quality of loving community found in it.

Tertullian, the 3rd century church leader, wrote a number of works defending the gospel in the face of persecution (see, To the Gentiles and Apology). In one of his more famous statements, he directs his pagan detractors to look at the quality of love among Christians, as compared to its lack among non-Christian pagans. He writes:

“Look . . . how they love…