Paul, in 1Cor. 3, speaks to the church about Christian service. He tells the Corinthians that believers are fellow workers with God (vs. 9). Paul was God’s instrument to minister and explain the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 9.15). Further on in this letter Paul will say that certain teachings were directly given to him from the Lord (11.23). Other accounts were received by Paul … Continue reading The Christians’ Judgment and The New Jerusalem
New Jerusalem is described as a city with walls. If this city were a cube, the walls would be superfluous. The wall would look like a maintenance slab on a modern building. This would, in turn, affect the remaining cube, reducing its size. Also, a cube wouldn’t have the reflective value of a shining mountain where Christ’s glory provides the light (Rev. 21.23). The city … Continue reading Why the New Jerusalem Is Not a Cube But a Glorious Mountain
(Rhyming Version) Bridle of colts untamed, Over our wills presiding; Wing of unwandering birds, Our flight securely guiding. Rudder of youth unbending, Firm against adverse shock; Shepherd, with wisdom tending Lambs of the royal flock: Thy simple children bring In one, that they may sing In solemn lays Their hymns of praise With guileless lips to Christ their King. King of saints, almighty Word Of … Continue reading “Hymn To Christ the Saviour” By Clemens Alexandrinus
Do not suppose, ye Greeks, that my separation from your customs is unreasonable and unthinking; for I found in them nothing that is holy or acceptable to God. For the very compositions of your poets are monuments of madness and intemperance. For any one who becomes the scholar of your most eminent instructor, is more beset by difficulties than all men besides. For first they … Continue reading Justin Martyr’s Estimation of Homer’s Epics
The Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Germanicus, Parthicus, Sarmaticus, to the People of Rome, and to the sacred Senate greeting: I explained to you my grand design, and what advantages I gained on the confines of Germany, with much labour and suffering, in consequence of the circumstance that I was surrounded by the enemy; I myself being shut up in Carnuntum by seventy-four cohorts, nine … Continue reading Testimony of Marcus Aurelius’ Letter To the Roman Senate
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