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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

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

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

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

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

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

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