The Early Church Fathers and the Catholic Church. rfsaguin on Nov 9, 2011 Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions …More
The Early Church Fathers and the Catholic Church.
rfsaguin on Nov 9, 2011 Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes." In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, 8:1, 110 A.D.: "Let that Eucharist be held valid which is offered by the bishop or by the one to whom the bishop has committed this charge. Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." And his Epistle to the Romans, 7, 110 A.D.: "I desire the Bread of God, the heavenly Bread, the Bread of Life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; I wish the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life." Then ih his Epistle to the Philadephians, 4:1, 110 A.D.:
rfsaguin on Nov 9, 2011 Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes." In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, 8:1, 110 A.D.: "Let that Eucharist be held valid which is offered by the bishop or by the one to whom the bishop has committed this charge. Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." And his Epistle to the Romans, 7, 110 A.D.: "I desire the Bread of God, the heavenly Bread, the Bread of Life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; I wish the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life." Then ih his Epistle to the Philadephians, 4:1, 110 A.D.:
The Early Church Fathers and the Catholic Church
Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of …More
The Early Church Fathers and the Catholic Church
Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes." In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, 8:1, 110 A.D.: "Let that Eucharist be held valid which is offered by the bishop or by the one to whom the bishop has committed this charge. Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." And his Epistle to the Romans, 7, 110 A.D.: "I desire the Bread of God, the heavenly Bread, the Bread of Life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; I wish the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life." Then ih his Epistle to the Philadephians, 4:1, 110 A.D.:
Ignatius of Antioch wrote in the Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, Chapter 6, 110 A.D.: "Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes." In his Epistle to the Smyrnaeans, 8:1, 110 A.D.: "Let that Eucharist be held valid which is offered by the bishop or by the one to whom the bishop has committed this charge. Wherever the bishop appears, there let the people be; as wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church." And his Epistle to the Romans, 7, 110 A.D.: "I desire the Bread of God, the heavenly Bread, the Bread of Life, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who became afterwards of the seed of David and Abraham; I wish the drink of God, namely His blood, which is incorruptible love and eternal life." Then ih his Epistle to the Philadephians, 4:1, 110 A.D.: