Did the Early Church use the Apocrypha?
18.09.2022
Saint Victorinus of Pettau (also Ptuj or Poetovio; died 303 or 304)
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Pope Leo I (c. 400 - 10 November 461)
Did the Early Christians pray to saints?
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Origen of Alexandria (c. 185 - c. 253)
It is true that the majority of Christians after the Nicaean are taught that Mary was a perpetual virgin, however prior to Nicaea there were two notable Christians that seems to contradict the idea, these were Tertullian and Hegesippus, both from the 2nd century. However, there were even later theologians who denied the idea, but they came into...
The bible does in fact give us enough information to establish the canon.
Ode 4:13 For that which You gave, You gave freely, so that no longer will You draw back and take them again. Ode 5:3 Freely did I receive Your grace, may I live by it. Ode 4:3 The ancient one shall not be perverted by those which are inferior to it. You have given Your heart, O Lord, to Your believers. Ode 29:5-6 And I humbled my enemies, and ...
It is clear that the early Christians did not believe in the papacy:
Vanhemmat kirjoitukset = older writings (Eng) = äldre skrifter (Swe) = старые тексты (Rus)
Uudemmat kirjoitukset = newer writings (Eng) = nyare skrifter (Swe) = новые тексты (Rus)