scripture
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The Value of Church History
“For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope” (Rom. 15:4). Church history, or the history of Christianity, is the story of the movement begun by Jesus Christ as recorded in the New Testament, and continuing more than two… Continue reading
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Irenaeus of Lyons: Zealous Opponent of Heresy
Irenaeus (born ca. a.d. 120 or 140) served as bishop of Lyons from ca.177 until his death in ca. 202. He spent much of his life dealing with the gnostic heresy. Of his two writings that still exist, the best known is Against Heresies (A Refutation and Subversion of Knowledge Falsely So Called), consisting of… Continue reading
