The 2 main positions on violence in Christianity are Just War Theory and Pacifism.

I don't like either of them.

In fact, I think there's a third way that really gets to the core of who we are as Christians in a way that I believe is most biblically accurate and true to our identity as followers of Christ.

I'm calling it Missionalism, and it has MUCH more to do with fulfilling Jesus' instructions to us as believers to disciple the nations than it does with justifying violence or retreating from society, as the 2 main positions would have us do.

Please know that this is Jeremy Pryor's Podcast, not Family Teams or 1KH...which means I often tease out things I'm thinking about, working on, and haven't fully wrapped my head around. Because of that I'd love to get your feedback in the comment section, either on Youtube or on my Substack. Thanks!

On this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

1:21 Violence as a Christian

4:04 Just War Theory

6:19 Pacifism

7:59 A Parallel Government

11:44 Missionalism

Resources Mentioned:

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church by Alan Kreider: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801048494

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