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2001 | Can you give the places? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 45384 | ||
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2002 | What is wrong with Paganism? | John 14:6 | Emmaus | 45016 | ||
LostAndNotFound, Paganism is the dominant faith of most of the world, even in our culture, although not always called paganism. At the simplest level it comes down to this: worshipping the creation rather than the creator. Emmaus |
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2003 | will someone explain Matthew 5 | Matt 5:1 | Emmaus | 45010 | ||
Matthew has many parallels between Mose and Jesus. In the case of Matt 5 we have a comparison between the Law on the Mount of Sinai and the Sermon on the Mount, the Old Covenant and the New Covenant as the fulfillment of the Old. Jesus in Matt 5-7 sets up a new standard of covenant rigthtoeusness that goes deeper than the law of Moses and advocates holiness that is interior and personal. As Moses ascended Mount Sinai in Exodus 19 so Jesus ascend a Mount to deliver the standard of his new Covenant. These various parallels between Moses and Jesus, the Old Covenant and the New are found throughout Matthew. Emmaus |
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2004 | Cain and Seth's wives descended from who | Genesis | Emmaus | 44786 | ||
linjmer, There is no sin in Cain or Seth marrying their sisters or their cousins if that be the case since at that time there was no law against it and it was necessary to "be fruitful and multiply." Therefore the sin of incest is not an issue here as some may suggest. How closely related do they think Adam and Eve were based on Genesis 1 and 2? The absence of discussion about other sons and daugthers of Adam and Eve and their children does not mean they did not exist at the time Cain married, only that they were not central characters in the narrative being presented. Genesis 5 3: When Adam had lived a hundred and thirty years, he became the father of a son in his own likeness, after his image, and named him Seth. 4: The days of Adam after he became the father of Seth were eight hundred years; and he had other sons and daughters. 5: Thus all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years; and he died. Emmaus |
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2005 | Atonement of Jesus Christ Deu.12:16-23 | Rom 3:25 | Emmaus | 44705 | ||
Children, Deut 12:16, 23 16: Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out upon the earth like water. 23: Only be sure that you do not eat the blood; for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. Matt 26:26-28 26: Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat; this is my body." 27: And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, "Drink of it, all of you; 28: for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. John 6:53-56 53: So Jesus said to them, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you; 54: he who eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. 55: For my flesh is food indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. 56: He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him. John 1:26 29: The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! 1 Cor 5:7 For Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed. Exodus 12:21-27 21: Then Moses called all the elders of Israel, and said to them, "Select lambs for yourselves according to your families, and kill the passover lamb. 22: Take a bunch of hyssop and dip it in the blood which is in the basin, and touch the lintel and the two doorposts with the blood which is in the basin; and none of you shall go out of the door of his house until the morning. 23: For the LORD will pass through to slay the Egyptians; and when he sees the blood on the lintel and on the two doorposts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not allow the destroyer to enter your houses to slay you. 24: You shall observe this rite as an ordinance for you and for your sons for ever. 25: And when you come to the land which the LORD will give you, as he has promised, you shall keep this service. 26: And when your children say to you, "What do you mean by this service?" 27: you shall say, "It is the sacrifice of the LORD's passover, for he passed over the houses of the people of Israel in Egypt, when he slew the Egyptians but spared our houses." And the people bowed their heads and worshiped. 28: Then the people of Israel went and did so; as the LORD had commanded Moses and Aaron, so they did. The life is in the blood, but only in the blood of Jesus is eternal life. Emmaus |
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2006 | Ezekiel 37 - The Valley of The Bones? | Ezek 37:1 | Emmaus | 44700 | ||
Arnie, This reading from Ezekiel is read with other readings on the Eve of Pentecost in Churches that use the three year cycle lectionary. It puts the passages in a typological context with each other. Ezek 37: 1: The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD, and set me down in the midst of the valley; it was full of bones. 2: And he led me round among them; and behold, there were very many upon the valley; and lo, they were very dry. 3: And he said to me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" And I answered, "O Lord GOD, thou knowest." 4: Again he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones, and say to them, O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD. 5: Thus says the Lord GOD to these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter you, and you shall live. 6: And I will lay sinews upon you, and will cause flesh to come upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and you shall live; and you shall know that I am the LORD." 7: So I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold, a rattling; and the bones came together, bone to its bone. 8: And as I looked, there were sinews on them, and flesh had come upon them, and skin had covered them; but there was no breath in them. 9: Then he said to me, "Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord GOD: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live." 10: So I prophesied as he commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood upon their feet, an exceedingly great host. 11: Then he said to me, "Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, "Our bones are dried up, and our hope is lost; we are clean cut off." 12: Therefore prophesy, and say to them, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I will open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people; and I will bring you home into the land of Israel. 13: And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I open your graves, and raise you from your graves, O my people. 14: And I will put my Spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you in your own land; then you shall know that I, the LORD, have spoken, and I have done it, says the LORD." Psalm 104: 1: Bless the LORD, O my soul! O LORD my God, thou art very great! Thou art clothed with honor and majesty, 24: O LORD, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all; the earth is full of thy creatures. 25: Yonder is the sea, great and wide, which teems with things innumerable, living things both small and great. 26: There go the ships, and Leviathan which thou didst form to sport in it. 27: These all look to thee, to give them their food in due season. 28: When thou givest to them, they gather it up; when thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good things. 29: When thou hidest thy face, they are dismayed; when thou takest away their breath, they die and return to their dust. 30: When thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; and thou renewest the face of the ground. 31: May the glory of the LORD endure for ever, may the LORD rejoice in his works Romans 8: 22: We know that the whole creation has been groaning in travail together until now; 23: and not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24: For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25: But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. 26: Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words. 27: And he who searches the hearts of men knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. John 7 37: On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and proclaimed, "If any one thirst, let him come to me and drink. 38: He who believes in me, as the scripture has said, "Out of his heart shall flow rivers of living water." 39: Now this he said about the Spirit, which those who believed in him were to receive; for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified. Emmaus |
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2007 | Catholic church and church of England | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 44377 | ||
Fudges, Here is the link to the teaching of the Catholic Church on the Sacrament of Matrimony from the Catechism. Some one else would have to address the position of the Church of England. http://www.christusrex.org/www1/CDHN/matri.html#MATRIMONY Emmaus |
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2008 | seeking information about "rapture" | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 43975 | ||
Mark, The Latin "rapiemur" translates to English as "caught up." Hence the term Rapture. Emmaus |
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2009 | seeking information about "rapture" | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 43974 | ||
Mark, Just a clarification to Spikey's post. The word Rapture is derived from "rapiemur" in the Latin Vulgate Translation of the bible. "deinde nos qui vivimus qui relinquimur simul rapiemur cum illis in nubibus obviam Domino in aera et sic semper cum Domino erimus" 1 Thes 4:17 "Then we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we shall always be with the Lord." Emmaus |
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2010 | Thoughts of REVENGE | Rom 12:19 | Emmaus | 43969 | ||
D.D., "Vengence is mine says the Lord." Romans 12:19. Depending on your particular circumstance the feeling may be normal or not. "Bizarre" may indicate something out of proportion to the offense. Today I was speaking to a woman whose daughter was murdered. The perpetrator has not been identified or found. It has been two or three years. There are grandchildren. The woman told me she is doing better about her loss and that it is probably better for her that the perpetrator is not identified or she would be focused on the desire for vengence and justice. Because she has no focal point for her anger she has been better able to heal. I thought that was a very interesting comment from her. Emmaus |
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2011 | JUST CURIOUS TOO | Matt 7:13 | Emmaus | 43965 | ||
The Name is singular because there is one God, but the Persons are three in the one Godhead: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Emmaus |
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2012 | are there three types of Baptisms | NT general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 43963 | ||
Cajj19, Are you perhaps thinking of the three modes of baptism; immersion, pouring and sprinkling? "Baptism in the Early Church That the early Church permitted pouring instead of immersion is demonstrated by the Didache, a Syrian liturgical manual that was widely circulated among the churches in the first few centuries of Christianity, perhaps the earliest Christian writing outside the New Testament. The Didache was written around A.D. 70 and, though not inspired, is a strong witness to the sacramental practice of Christians in the apostolic age. In its seventh chapter, the Didache reads, "Concerning baptism, baptize in this manner: Having said all these things beforehand, baptize in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit in living water [that is, in running water, as in a river]. If there is no living water, baptize in other water; and, if you are not able to use cold water, use warm. If you have neither, pour water three times upon the head in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit." These instructions were composed either while some of the apostles and disciples were still alive or during the next generation of Christians, and they represent an already established custom. The testimony of the Didache is seconded by other early Christian writings. Hippolytus of Rome said, "If water is scarce, whether as a constant condition or on occasion, then use whatever water is available" (The Apostolic Tradition, 21 [A.D. 215]). Pope Cornelius I wrote that as Novatian was about to die, "he received baptism in the bed where he lay, by pouring" (Letter to Fabius of Antioch [A.D. 251]; cited in Eusebius, Ecclesiastical History, 6:4311). Cyprian advised that no one should be "disturbed because the sick are poured upon or sprinkled when they receive the Lord’s grace" (Letter to a Certain Magnus 69:12 [A.D. 255]). Tertullian described baptism by saying that it is done "with so great simplicity, without pomp, without any considerable novelty of preparation, and finally, without cost, a man is baptized in water, and amid the utterance of some few words, is sprinkled, and then rises again, not much (or not at all) the cleaner" (On Baptism, 2 [A.D. 203]). Obviously, Tertullian did not consider baptism by immersion the only valid form, since he says one is only sprinkled and thus comes up from the water "not much (or not at all) the cleaner." Ancient Christian Mosaics Show Pouring Then there is the artistic evidence. Much of the earliest Christian artwork depicts baptism—but not baptism by immersion! If the recipient of the sacrament is in a river, he is always shown standing in the river while water is poured over his head from a cup or shell. Tile mosaics in ancient churches, paintings in the catacombs, designs on ordinary household objects like cups and spoons, engravings on marble—it is always baptism by pouring. Baptisteries in early cemeteries are clear witnesses to baptisms by infusion. The entire record of the early Church—as shown in the New Testament, in other writings, and in monumental evidence—indicates the mode of baptism was not restricted to immersion. Other archaeological evidence confirms the same thing. An early Christian baptistery was found in a church in Jesus’ hometown of Nazareth, yet this baptistery, which dates from the second century, was too small and narrow in which to immerse a person." cited from: http://www.catholic.com/library/Baptism_Immersion_Only.asp Sprinkling is very rare but does have an OT antecendent in Ezekiel 36:23-27 23: And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them; and the nations will know that I am the LORD, says the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes. 24: For I will take you from the nations, and gather you from all the countries, and bring you into your own land. 25: I will sprinkle clean water upon you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. 26: A new heart I will give you, and a new spirit I will put within you; and I will take out of your flesh the heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. 27: And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to observe my ordinances. Emmaus |
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2013 | what are the names of the keys of the kg | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 43662 | ||
Wings, I am not aware of explicit "names" for the keys, but the following passages from Isaiah and Revelation are helpful in understanding the significance of the keys. Thus says the Lord GOD of hosts, "Come, go to this steward, to Shebna, who is over the household, and say to him: What have you to do here and whom have you here, that you have hewn here a tomb for yourself, you who hew a tomb on the height, and carve a habitation for yourself in the rock? Behold, the LORD will hurl you away violently, O you strong man. He will seize firm hold on you, and whirl you round and round, and throw you like a ball into a wide land; there you shall die, and there shall be your splendid chariots, you shame of your master's house. I will thrust you from your office, and you will be cast down from your station. In that day I will call my servant Eli'akim the son of Hilki'ah, and I will clothe him with your robe, and will bind your girdle on him, and will commit your authority to his hand; and he shall be a father to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and to the house of Judah. And I will place on his shoulder the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him like a peg in a sure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father's house. And they will hang on him the whole weight of his father's house, the offspring and issue, every small vessel, from the cups to all the flagons. In that day, says the LORD of hosts, the peg that was fastened in a sure place will give way; and it will be cut down and fall, and the burden that was upon it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken." Isaiah 22:15-25 When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. But he laid his right hand upon me, saying, "Fear not, I am the first and the last, and the living one; I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of Death and Hades. Rev. 1:17-18 "And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: "The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one shall shut, who shuts and no one opens. Rev. 3:7 Emmaus |
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2014 | Is bap to New what circum was to Old? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 43467 | ||
Jarlaxle, "In him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ; and you were buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead." Col 2:11-12 Go here for a discussion of the teachings of the early Church Fathers on the relationship between baptism and circumcison. http://www.catholic.com/library/Early_Teachings_of_Infant_Baptism.asp Emmaus |
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2015 | Does Paul's writings be teach us more..? | Acts 9:15 | Emmaus | 43111 | ||
James, It is clear that Paul in his teaching about relationships between men and women, especially husbands and wives, is often teaching them to relate to one another in the same way that Christ, the Bridegroom of the Church, his Bride relate or in the case of the Church should relate to one another. Emmaus |
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2016 | Is suicide a mortal sin? | 2 Sam 17:23 | Emmaus | 43084 | ||
Reba, Suicide is forbidden by the commandment, "Thou shalt not kill." Our life belongs to God who created it. Here is the official teaching of the question from The Catechism, since you are raising the question in a Catholic context. 2325 Suicide is seriously contrary to justice, hope, and charity. It is forbidden by the fifth commandment. Suicide 2280 Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to us. It is not ours to dispose of. 2281 Suicide contradicts the natural inclination of the human being to preserve and perpetuate his life. It is gravely contrary to the just love of self. It likewise offends love of neighbor because it unjustly breaks the ties of solidarity with family, nation, and other human societies to which we continue to have obligations. Suicide is contrary to love for the living God. 2282 If suicide is committed with the intention of setting an example, especially to the young, it also takes on the gravity of scandal. Voluntary co-operation in suicide is contrary to the moral law. Grave psychological disturbances, anguish, or grave fear of hardship, suffering, or torture can diminish the responsibility of the one committing suicide. 2283 We should not despair of the eternal salvation of persons who have taken their own lives. By ways known to him alone, God can provide the opportunity for salutary repentance. The Church prays for persons who have taken their own lives. Emmaus |
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2017 | Is suicide a mortal sin? | 2 Sam 17:23 | Emmaus | 43081 | ||
Reba, Objectively the Church teaches that suicide is a mortal sin because it indicates dispair and a lack of faith as illustrated by Judas. On the other hand tyhe Church acknowledges it is difficult to know the subjective state of mind of a particular one who commits suicide. Was the person mentally ill and therefore not accountable, etc.? So the Church has condemmed suicide objectively as motal sin and has in the past refused Christian burial to those who kill themselves, but now often exhibits a more compassionate approach for the benefit of the survivors. I am not sure if this is a good thing or not. The refusal of Chritian burial for suicides served a very practicle purpose. It deterred many who contemplated suicide and later recovered from their depression or dispair. This is clinically documented in many cases where people have admitted that the only reason they did not kill themselves when they were tempted to suicide was because of the teaching of the Church that it was a mortal sin to take one's own life and one would therfore be damned to hell. Emmaus |
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2018 | What does Revelation 3:14-22 mean? | Rev 3:14 | Emmaus | 42524 | ||
Here is some commentary material for you. Rev 3:14 Christ's title of "the Amen" is similar to the title given him in 2 cor 1:20. Both times are instance of a divine name being applied to christ, thereby asserting his divinity. The "Amen" is an assertion of truth and veracity and connects with the title of "the true one" in the previous letter. "Faithful and true" spell out the full meaning of the "Amen" title. For "in the begiining of God's creation" see John 1:3 "all things were made through him" therefore He with the Father and Holy Spirit is the creator of heaven and earth. 3:15-16 The prosperity Laodicea enjoyed may have contributed to the laxity and lukewarmness the Church is accused of here. Israel tended to take the same path in easy times and become forgetful of Yaweh. See Duet 31:12; Duet 32:15; Hosea 13:6; Jer 5:7. The presence of hot springs near the city explains the language of this passage. 3:17-19 The Laodicean did not realize how precarious their spiritual situation was because of their prosperity and fell victim to the self conceit of the rich which moved our Lord to say that the rich enter heaven only with difficulty, Matt 19:23. Jesus says they must wear his garment of righteousness (Matt 17:2; Rev 3:4-5; 7:9) not look to the garments from Laodicea's famous textiles, black woolen cloth. His ointment which cures spiritual blindness is also in contrast to the an ointment for the eyes developed by the famous oculists of Ladodices, Zeuxis and Philetoes. For God reproving whom He loves see Prov 3:12 and Hebrews 12:7-8. 3:20-22 This is reminicent of Song of Songs 5:2 and beautifully illustrated God's tender love for us, calling us to deeper intimacy with him.When we are in love we listen for the sound of our lover's approach and call to us. These comments are paraphrased from The Navarre Bible and Commentary. Four Courts Press, 1992 Dublin, Ireland Hope it is some help. Emmaus |
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2019 | Was Peter ever in the city of rome? | Acts 15:7 | Emmaus | 42307 | ||
cmgindi, part 1 of 2 Here is just a brief sampling of the writings of some of the earliest post apostolic Church Fathers, all dated while the Church was still under the persecution of Rome. In his first epistle, Peter tells his readers that he is writing from "Babylon" (1 Pet. 5:13), which was a first-century code word for the city of pagan Rome. Further, the Fathers are unanimous in declaring that he went to Rome and was martyred there under the pagan emperor Nero. Ignatius of Antioch "Not as Peter and Paul did, do I command you [Romans]. They were apostles, and I am a convict" (Letter to the Romans 4:3 [A.D. 110]). Dionysius of Corinth "You [Pope Soter] have also, by your very admonition, brought together the planting that was made by Peter and Paul at Rome and at Corinth; for both of them alike planted in our Corinth and taught us; and both alike, teaching similarly in Italy, suffered martyrdom at the same time" (Letter to Pope Soter [A.D. 170], in Eusebius, History of the Church 2:25:8). Irenaeus "Matthew also issued among the Hebrews a written Gospel in their own language, while Peter and Paul were evangelizing in Rome and laying the foundation of the Church" (Against Heresies, 3, 1:1 [A.D. 189]). "But since it would be too long to enumerate in such a volume as this the succession of all the churches, we shall confound all those who, in whatever manner, whether through self-satisfaction or vainglory, or through blindness and wicked opinion, assemble other than where it is proper, by pointing out here the succession of the bishops of the greatest and most ancient church known to all, founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul, that church which has the tradition and the faith which comes down to us after having been announced to men by the apostles. With that church [of Rome], because of its superior origin, all the churches must agree, that is, all the faithful in the whole world, and it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition" (ibid., 3, 3, 2). "The blessed apostles [Peter and Paul], having founded and built up the church [of Rome], they handed over the office of the episcopate to Linus. Paul makes mention of this Linus in the letter to Timothy [2 Tim. 4:21]. To him succeeded Anacletus, and after him, in the third place from the apostles, Clement was chosen for the episcopate. He had seen the blessed apostles and was acquainted with them. It might be said that he still heard the echoes of the preaching of the apostles and had their traditions before his eyes. And not only he, for there were many still remaining who had been instructed by the apostles. In the time of Clement, no small dissension having arisen among the brethren in Corinth, the church in Rome sent a very strong letter to the Corinthians, exhorting them to peace and renewing their faith. . . . To this Clement, Evaristus succeeded . . . and now, in the twelfth place after the apostles, the lot of the episcopate [of Rome] has fallen to Eleutherius. In this order, and by the teaching of the apostles handed down in the Church, the preaching of the truth has come down to us" (ibid., 3, 3, 3). Gaius "It is recorded that Paul was beheaded in Rome itself, and Peter, likewise, was crucified, during the reign [of the Emperor Nero]. The account is confirmed by the names of Peter and Paul over the cemeteries there, which remain to the present time. And it is confirmed also by a stalwart man of the Church, Gaius by name, who lived in the time of Zephyrinus, bishop of Rome. This Gaius, in a written disputation with Proclus, the leader of the sect of Cataphrygians, says this of the places in which the remains of the aforementioned apostles were deposited: ‘I can point out the trophies of the apostles. For if you are willing to go to the Vatican or to the Ostian Way, you will find the trophies of those who founded this Church’" (Disputation with Proclus [A.D. 198] in Eusebius, Church History 2:25:5). Clement of Alexandria "The circumstances which occasioned . . . [the writing] of Mark were these: When Peter preached the Word publicly at Rome and declared the gospel by the Spirit, many who were present requested that Mark, who had been a long time his follower and who remembered his sayings, should write down what had been proclaimed" (Sketches [A.D. 200], in a fragment from Eusebius, History of the Church, 6, 14:1). Emmaus |
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2020 | Was Peter ever in the city of rome? | Acts 15:7 | Emmaus | 42306 | ||
cmgindi, Part 2 of 2 Tertullian "But if you are near Italy, you have Rome, where authority is at hand for us too. What a happy church that is, on which the apostles poured out their whole doctrine with their blood; where Peter had a passion like that of the Lord, where Paul was crowned with the death of John [the Baptist, by being beheaded]" (Demurrer Against the Heretics 36 [A.D. 200]). "[T]his is the way in which the apostolic churches transmit their lists: like the church of the Smyrneans, which records that Polycarp was placed there by John, like the church of the Romans, where Clement was ordained by Peter" (ibid., 32:2). "Let us see what milk the Corinthians drained from Paul; against what standard the Galatians were measured for correction; what the Philippians, Thessalonians, and Ephesians read; what even the nearby Romans sound forth, to whom both Peter and Paul bequeathed the gospel and even sealed it with their blood" (Against Marcion 4, 5:1 [A.D. 210]). The Poem Against the Marcionites "In this chair in which he himself had sat, Peter in mighty Rome commanded Linus, the first elected, to sit down. After him, Cletus too accepted the flock of the fold. As his successor, Anacletus was elected by lot. Clement follows him, well-known to apostolic men. After him Evaristus ruled the flock without crime. Alexander, sixth in succession, commends the fold to Sixtus. After his illustrious times were completed, he passed it on to Telesphorus. He was excellent, a faithful martyr . . . " (Poem Against the Marcionites 276–284 [A.D. 267]). Eusebius of Caesarea "[In the second] year of the two hundredth and fifth Olympiad [A.D. 42]: The apostle Peter, after he has established the church in Antioch, is sent to Rome, where he remains as a bishop of that city, preaching the gospel for twenty-five years" (The Chronicle [A.D. 303]). Peter of Alexandria "Peter, the first chosen of the apostles, having been apprehended often and thrown into prison and treated with ignominy, at last was crucified in Rome" (Penance, canon 9 [A.D. 306]). Lactantius "When Nero was already reigning, Peter came to Rome, where, in virtue of the performance of certain miracles which he worked . . . he converted many to righteousness and established a firm and steadfast temple to God. When this fact was reported to Nero . . . he sprang to the task of tearing down the heavenly temple and of destroying righteousness. It was he that first persecuted the servants of God. Peter he fixed to a cross, and Paul he slew" (The Deaths of the Persecutors 2:5 [A.D. 318]). Emmaus |
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