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- Tertullian believed the Christian's conscience should be sensitive to the idolatry associated with the gladiatorial shows, violent games, plays, literature, administration, and even business guilds. "Our Lord Christ has surnamed Himself Truth, not Custom," and Christians should beware of being conformed to this world.
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Oct 4, 2016 · Though he died almost 18 centuries ago, Tertullian is often quoted today in theological and apologetics circles. But what did this man believe, and what did he ultimately contribute to historic Christianity? Here’s your crash course on the life and accomplishments of Tertullian—and why he still matters today. Who Was Tertullian?
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If he ever came to speak at your church you would probably never forget him. He was passionate, articulate, totally committed. He boldly taunted the might of the Roman empire, courageously defended oppressed believers, and harshly reprimanded compromising Christians. In later life, he lost favor with much of the Church when he at least temporarily ...
Thirty-one of Tertullian's writings remain, touching on all areas of human life. His works include apologetic treatises, controversial attacks on heresies, and moral writings. His Apology defending the Christian faith contains one of the earliest and most eloquent pleas for religious liberty. He argued that the church was self-supporting and provid...
Tertullian had a tenacious sense of the truth and frequently railed against the church's conformity to the world and compromise with surrounding paganism. The social life of his time (just like our time but in slightly different appearance) was riddled with idolatry. Tertullian believed the Christian's conscience should be sensitive to the idolatry...
In these early years, church leaders were struggling to understand how they should relate the faith to worldly learning. Other Christians of this period, such as Justin Martyr, sought common ground between Greek philosophy and Christian belief. He would consider someone like Socrates as perhaps a Christian before the time of Christ. Tertullian, how...
Jul 20, 1998 · Tertullian (born c. 155/160, Carthage [now in Tunisia]—died after 220, Carthage) was an important early Christian theologian, polemicist, and moralist who, as the initiator of ecclesiastical Latin, was instrumental in shaping the vocabulary and thought of Western Christianity.
Tertullian was the first to disprove charges that Christians sacrificed infants at the celebration of the Lord's Supper and committed incest. He pointed to the commission of such crimes in the pagan world and then proved by the testimony of Pliny the Younger that Christians pledged themselves not to commit murder, adultery, or other crimes.
Feb 5, 2019 · Radical Devotion. Near the end of the second century, Tertullian returned to Carthage, where he resided until he died. Sometime in his late thirties, Tertullian experienced a radical change when he came to faith in Jesus Christ . He married a Christian woman, and, after her death, remained a widower.
Jul 5, 2016 · Tertullian spent considerable time refuting two charges against Christians (both of which were considered treasonous): first, Christians did not worship the Greco-Roman gods; and second, they did not offer sacrifices to the emperor. He pointedly said, “We do not worship your gods because we know that there are no such beings.”
May 12, 2000 · Christians are entitled to wear the pallium, he said, because it is simple and convenient, reflecting their better philosophy; on the other hand the toga, despite its higher social status, is elaborate and has many folds so that it is unsuited to the Christian ( De pallio 1 and 6) (pp. 15-16).
