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More on St. Ignatius
“Born in Syria, Ignatius converted to Christianity and eventually became bishop of Antioch. In the year 107, Emperor Trajan visited Antioch and forced the Christians there to choose between death and apostasy. Ignatius would not deny Christ and thus was condemned to be put to death in Rome.
Ignatius is well known for the seven letters he wrote on the long journey from Antioch to Rome. Five of these letters are to churches in Asia Minor; they urge the Christians there to remain faithful to God and to obey their superiors. He warns them against heretical doctrines, providing them with the solid truths of the Christian faith.
The sixth letter was to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, who was later martyred for the faith. The final letter begs the Christians in Rome not to try to stop his martyrdom. “The only thing I ask of you is to allow me to offer the libation of my blood to God. I am the wheat of the Lord; may I be ground by the teeth of the beasts to become the immaculate bread of Christ.”
Ignatius bravely met the lions in the Circus Maximus.
Reflection
Ignatius’ great concern was for the unity and order of the Church. Even greater was his willingness to suffer martyrdom rather than deny Christ. He did not draw attention to his own suffering, but to the love of God which strengthened him. He knew the price of commitment and would not deny Christ, even to save his own life.”
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More on St. Ignatius
“Born in Syria, Ignatius converted to Christianity and eventually became bishop of Antioch. In the year 107, Emperor Trajan visited Antioch and forced the Christians there to choose between death and apostasy. Ignatius would not deny Christ and thus was condemned to be put to death in Rome.
Ignatius is well known for the seven letters he wrote on the long journey from Antioch to Rome. Five of these letters are to churches in Asia Minor; they urge the Christians there to remain faithful to God and to obey their superiors. He warns them against heretical doctrines, providing them with the solid truths of the Christian faith.
The sixth letter was to Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, who was later martyred for the faith. The final letter begs the Christians in Rome not to try to stop his martyrdom. “The only thing I ask of you is to allow me to offer the libation of my blood to God. I am the wheat of the Lord; may I be ground by the teeth of the beasts to become the immaculate bread of Christ.”
Ignatius bravely met the lions in the Circus Maximus.
Reflection
Ignatius’ great concern was for the unity and order of the Church. Even greater was his willingness to suffer martyrdom rather than deny Christ. He did not draw attention to his own suffering, but to the love of God which strengthened him. He knew the price of commitment and would not deny Christ, even to save his own life.”
franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-ignatius-of-antioch
Book used
christianbook.com/the-apostolic-fathers-a-new-translation/rick-brannan/9781683590644/pd/590644
![Proof Of Christ’s Virgin Birth: Debunking Atheist’s Mythic Pagan Parallels Argument [EVIDENCE]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/dEzgoHxqP9o/mqdefault.jpg "Proof Of Christ’s Virgin Birth: Debunking Atheist’s Mythic Pagan Parallels Argument [EVIDENCE]
6th Video in a Series on Evidence That Demands a Verdict. Playlist featuring full series is here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfXZIXWsoEZTP2RLjd2PrpvLATJC59DS6
So far weve proven:
1. New Testament was written VERY early (within 60 years of Jesus Life)
2. There is more historical evidence for the existence of Jesus than Plato
3. The Resurrection of Jesus is well substantiated via the conversion of early Skeptics
4. Now we Prove that Virgin Birth of Christ was not taken from Krishna or any other pagan gods.
OG Source: https://seanmcdowell.org/item/evidence-that-demands-a-verdict
Atheist “Hitchens review of these supposed virgin birth stories was plagiarized from a book by an twentieth century British Secularist named Chapman Cohen, down to several misspellings of the pagan deities (“Catlicus should be “Coatlicue,” “Agdestris” should be “Agdistis” and “Devaka” should be “Devaki”
Not only is Christopher Hitchens spending eternity in Hell, but he misspelled the names of Gods he plagiarized being informed on while he was alive. Sad!
5th video in series on Evidence That Demands a Verdict. Subscribe for more
Christ is King
Proof of God
Evidence That Demands a Verdict by Dr. Sean McDowell , Dr. Josh McDowell
Proof Atheism is false.
Proof Christianity is True.
Proof Jesus is The Son of God.
Proof Jesus Resurrected.
Strong Arguments for Christianity!
OG Source: https://seanmcdowell.org/item/evidence-that-demands-a-verdict
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