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What did early Christians believe?
(Before 500AD)
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Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine
they believed!
Important note: This collection of quotations are from early Christians who
wrote prior to 400 AD. These writings are not inspired. They are not part
of the Bible. They are absolutely not authoritative in determining
doctrine. ONLY THE BIBLE, (sola scriptura) is authoritative and inspired.
The Bible is our sole guide. However, these quotes do contain an
interesting snapshot of the doctrine early Christians believed after the
apostolic age. All quotes are sorted by date. But one final warning. Like
the Muslim Hadith, there are forgeries within what Christians commonly call
the, "Early Church Fathers". Some of the forgeries are obvious, but for
others, we really cannot be sure what is forgery and what is genuine. We
host the entire collection of Early Church Fathers
Notice this quote from Philip Schaff: More on the Ignatian Forgeries
"It is now the universal opinion of critics, that the first eight of
these professedly Ignatian letters are spurious. They bear in themselves
indubitable proofs of being the production of a later age than that in
which Ignatius lived. Neither Eusebius nor Jerome makes the least reference
to them; and they are now by common consent set aside as forgeries, which
were at various dates, and to serve special purposes, put forth under the
name of the celebrated Bishop of Antioch." (Introductory Note To The
Epistle Of Ignatius To The Ephesians)
"The whole story of Ignatius is more legendary than real, and his
writings are subject to grave suspicion of fraudulent interpolation."
(History of the Christian Church, Philip Shaff, Vol 2, ch 4)
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Having said all this, we hope you enjoy reading the materials here, for at
the very least, they do represent real history.
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Reference: Apostolic Fathers:
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Salvation:
Early Christians on BAPTISM
Early Christians on FAITH ONLY
Early Christians on ETERNAL SECURITY
Early Christians on WORKS
Early Christians on FREEWILL
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Godly living, Sin & morality:
Early Christians on TELEVISION
Early Christians on DIVORCE & REMARRIAGE
Early Christians on SELF-DENIAL
Early Christians on ABORTION?
Early Christians on deviant sex
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False religions:
Specific false prophets mentioned in the New Testament (Simon,
Theudas, Egyptian)
Early Christians on PROPHETS OUTSIDE THE APOSTOLIC AGE
Early Christians on EVOLUTION
Early Christians on REINCARNATION
Early Christians on OCCULT, SPIRITISM & ASTROLOGY
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Doctrines:
Early Christians on HELL & ETERNAL PUNISHMENT
HADES, the temporary two part receptacle of the conscious dead
Nature of man, Conscious life after death: DEATH DEFINED AS A
SEPARATION of body and soul
Early Christians on DEACONS
Early Christians on the fulfillment of Mt 24 and the destruction of
Jerusalem
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Prophecy and eschatology:
Fulfillment of the 70 Weeks of Daniel 9
Early Christians on the complete fulfillment of Mt 24 and the
destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD
Early Christians on Revelation prophecies already fulfilled
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Nature of God:
Early Christians on the TRINITY
Early Christians on DEITY OF CHRIST
Early Christians on ETERNAL PRE-EXISTENCE OF CHRIST
Early Christians on PERSON & PERSONALITY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
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Worship:
Early Christians on INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC IN WORSHIP
Early Christians on the LORD'S SUPPER
Early Christians on the SABBATH DAY vs. SUNDAY
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Church History:
A Biblical View
The history of the church that Jesus Christ established, and the offshoots of that original organization, with particular attention to how these offshoots compare to the biblical description of that original church.
Apostolic Age: (30-100 AD)
Ante Nicene Age: (100-325 AD)
Nicene Age: (325-600 AD)
The middle or Dark Ages: (600-1500 AD)
The reformation age: (1500-1600 AD)
The modern Age: (1600-2000 AD)
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