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Archive for February 18th, 2008

More on Irenaeus

Posted in Apologetics, Early Church Fathers, tagged , , , , on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

While I was reading some more of Ireneaus’ refutation of the Gnostic heresy, I came upon some more enlightening information on the early Church. In Book IV Chapter 26 you see Irenaeus affirming the Biblical teaching of the Church as the Pillar and Foundation of Truth. He futher elaborates on how that truth has been passed down. 2. Wherefore [...]

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Irenaeus and Apostolic Succession

Posted in Apologetics, Early Church Fathers, tagged , , on February 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

  Apostolic Succession was an early doctrine of the Church. While this doctrine can be substantiated from the Bible, it is beneficial to see how it was applied in the early Church. While Irenaeus is not the first to teach the doctrine, he does lay out the succession of the Church of Rome from Peter in his classic [...]

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