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Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyon “For He came to save all through means of Himself–all, I say, who through Him are born again to God–infants, and children, and boys, and youths, and old men.” Irenaeus, Agai
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The Church Fathers On...
What do the Church Fathers teach about all aspects of the Christian Faith and Life?
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Introduction: Is Scripture the sole rule of faith for Christians? Not according to the Bible. While we must guard against merely human tradition, the Bible contains numerous references to the necessit
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St. Clement of Rome (96AD): The Apostles received the gospel for us from the Lord Jesus Christ: Jesus the Christ was sent from God. Thus Christ is from God, the Apostles from Christ: in both cases
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Hermas [80AD] [1] “[The Shepherd said:] ‘But those who are weak and slothful in prayer, hesitate to ask anything from the Lord; but the Lord is full of compassion, and gives without fail to all who as
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The following quotes from the early Church Fathers clearly shows that they understood justification by faith differently than what was formulated at the time of the Protestant Reformation. They did
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Confession of Sins in the Bible and Beyond From: http://preachersinstitute.com/2011/04/13/confession-of-sins-in-the-bible-and-beyond/ Confession of sins is very much a part of Biblical Faith and espec
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St. John Cassian (commentary on 1 Cor. 15:10): When he says ‘I labored,’ he shows the effort of his own will; when he says yet not I, but the grace of God, he points out the value of the Divine pro