A Church History
Format: Paperback
ISBN13: 9781153327435
Paperback|9781153327435
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ...that in the two former he had displayed the succession of Heretics from Simon Magus, and their doctrines, and he will now proceed to show from Holy Scripture that their doctrines are repugnant to that one, true, life-giving Faith which the Church has received from the Apostles, and they from Christ, and which she delivers to her children. He then says, "We have not received the dispensation of our salvation from any others than those from whom the Gospel has come to us. We are not, as the heretics profess to be, wiser than the Apostles. After our Lord rose from the dead, and they were endued with the power of the Holy Ghost coming down from heaven, they were filled with all wisdom in all things, and received perfect knowledge, and went forth into the ends of the Earth, preaching the good things we have from God, and announcing heavenly peace to all." S. Irenaeus knew nothing of the " Development of Christian Doctrine." Such a system is characteristic of Gnosticism rather than of the Primitive Church. He then specifies the origin and chronology of the composition of the Four Gospels, of St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John, showing that these four Gospels and none other were then received by the Church, as true and divinely-inspired narratives of the Life and Ministry of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. 224 ONE GOD IN BOTH TESTAMENTS--APOSTOLIC SUCCESSION. "All these," he adds, "have delivered to us that there is One God Who is the Maker of heaven and earth, and is revealed in the Law and Prophets; and One Christ the Son of God. Whoever does not hearken to them, despises Christ the Lord; he despises the Father, and is self-condemned, resisting his own salvation; and this is what all heretics...
| ISBN-13 | 9781153327435 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1153327430 |
| Weight | 0.89 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.61 In |
| List Price | $23.19 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 270 pages |
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| Published On | 2010-01-01 |
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