War, Witness, and the Way of Jesus

About this episode

This episode explores how Christians should think about and respond to war through the lens of Scripture.

War is loud. Opinions are louder. But what does it actually look like to follow Jesus in a world shaped by both? In this episode, we step away from hot takes and ask a deeper question: How should a Christian think about and respond to war? From the battles of the Old Testament to the enemy-love of Jesus, we explore how the story of Scripture reframes power, violence, and what it means to be faithful in a broken world. We wrestle with the tension between pacifism and Just War Theory, examine t...

People in this episode

Host: New Life Pismo

Topics covered

• Christian response to war
• pacifism
• Just War Theory
• Scripture and violence
• faithfulness in a broken world

Keywords

• war
• Christianity
• pacifism
• Just War Theory
• Scripture
• faithfulness
• violence

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Books & works: War, Witness, and the Way of Jesus

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