Which Roman practices were rejected by the early church?

Which Roman practices were rejected by the early church?

• A. Abortion
• B. Infanticide
• C. Euthanasia
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is that the early church anchored its ethics in the sanctity of human life from conception onward, and that shaped its stance toward Roman practices that ended life. Abortion was rejected because life is understood as beginning at conception, a gift entrusted by God. Taking a pregnancy to end a life clashes with the belief that every unborn child bears God’s image and deserves protection. Infanticide was opposed for the same reason the early Christians opposed abortion: each infant is a bearer of divine life, not something disposable. Christians argued for the worth of every person, including the most vulnerable, and refused to treat infants as expendable. Euthanasia falls under the broader imperative not to take innocent life. Deliberately ending a life, even to alleviate suffering or for convenience, contradicts the belief that life belongs to God and should be respected and cared for rather than terminated. Because all of these practices run counter to the early Christian conviction about the value and sovereignty of life, the correct understanding is that all of the above were rejected by the early church.

The main idea here is that the early church anchored its ethics in the sanctity of human life from conception onward, and that shaped its stance toward Roman practices that ended life.

Abortion was rejected because life is understood as beginning at conception, a gift entrusted by God. Taking a pregnancy to end a life clashes with the belief that every unborn child bears God’s image and deserves protection.

Infanticide was opposed for the same reason the early Christians opposed abortion: each infant is a bearer of divine life, not something disposable. Christians argued for the worth of every person, including the most vulnerable, and refused to treat infants as expendable.

Euthanasia falls under the broader imperative not to take innocent life. Deliberately ending a life, even to alleviate suffering or for convenience, contradicts the belief that life belongs to God and should be respected and cared for rather than terminated.

Because all of these practices run counter to the early Christian conviction about the value and sovereignty of life, the correct understanding is that all of the above were rejected by the early church.