Confirming this historical fact, The Encyclopedia of Religion and War states that the first disciples felt that war and political conflict were "incompatible with the love ethic of Jesus and the injunction to love one's enemies."
Encyclopedia of Religion and War i ri: "Vhatevheli vha Yesu vha u thoma-thoma vho hana nndwa na u ya vhuswoleni," nge vha ṱhogomela uri eneo maitele a "lwisana na lufuno lwo funzwaho nga Yesu na ndaela ya uri muthu a fune maswina awe."