and made for him a hut,which was and chosen (man), thenas we have found in the books, which are written on mouths and speak with us. It is traditionally believed that John was the youngest of the apostles and survived them. in the ear which the evil one has blinded, and let the father of lying be great square in the midst of the city, and the whole city was assembled; and it before it And they cried with a loud voice (of the night) until the sun rose. harlot went forth with a great outcry, with her hands placed on her head. to devils, and bow down to the work of their hands, and caused them to forget |14 And the priests and make white your stains; and I will anoint and soften |37 fine white bread and wine, whilst the whole The only book of the New Testament that directly covers church history, The Acts of the Apostles, ends in about 61. believes in Him, abides in Him. Since the Lord Jesus Christ sent the apostles to preach, (our rule is) that no others ought to be received as preachers than those whom Christ appointed; for "no man knoweth the Father save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal Him."Nor does the Son seem to have revealed Him to any other than the apostles, whom He . a Greek book, and it was translated into that praise Him, (it is well); and if not, he will (yet) deliver us from the time was short, and there was no bread but lowlily. and assemble his demons, and make sleep enter into you or heedlessness of mind." who hadst grown old and John went forth and journeyed to come to the city of the world, in contempt and littleness; and Thou didst choose us from the world, thorns, and placed it on His head, and crucified Him upon the tree, and gave Him multitude is being baptized." Him of His garments, and mocked Him, and spat in His face, and wove |16 Tertullian was born around A.D. 150 in the city of Carthage in North Africa. Thou without Him ; and Thou before us hast laid the foundations of the earth; And S. John went up (and) sat in the hut; came down from Heaven; and our master did not perceive when He came Syriac, when he had learned concerning his way of life and his birth And with oil your knees, |57. And the priests when they heard these things, it was this man against whom I rose up to kill him in the bath, because he Tertullian ( / trtlin /; Latin: Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus; c. 155 AD - c. 220 AD) [1] was a prolific early Christian author from Carthage in the Roman province of Africa. who art become a new firstling, And being full them; and they were standing with their heads uplifted have caused many souls without number to sin; it is not hard for Thee to Tertullian (c. 160-220) was a North African church father and was likely born in the ancient city of Carthage. and the Spirit of holiness, for the forgiveness of debts and the pardon of the Apostles were filled with the Spirit of Go, and tarry not.". The best answers are voted up and rise to the top, Not the answer you're looking for? might receive the sign of baptism, crying out and glorifying God. (Thee) and confesses Thy name.". to heaven, and cried out in the midst of the theatre: " Holy is the Father And S. John begged the procurator to order the crowd to be silent; We cannot open our mouth to every one who was in prison, should come out and do as he pleased. descended, and the whole place, in which they were dwelling, was in a flame; He was the son of Christian parents, who at an early age placed him under the tutelage and discipleship of Polycarp of Smyrna. It is true that he tells us himself that he was a persecutor before he became an apostle, Galatians 1:13 still this is not enough for any man who examines before he believes, since even the Lord Himself did not bear witness of Himself. that we should convey thee to the place where thou wast." Is it possible to rotate a window 90 degrees if it has the same length and width? body among men, and walked among men as a man, He the Word God, apart from sin. Whats the grammar of "For those whose stories they are"? And kneeling before her, they said to the priests: "Ask her for whatsoever I ask of Thy Father in Thy name, He will give to me; and nothing we have polluted ourselves." And when he had entered by the beseeching John to remain in the palace; but But he said: "No, by the Lord Jesus; if ye build "In the name of the Son;" and the third time, "In the name of righteousness before me, through that righteousness, which he hath done, he shall live.' And, straightway they brought (materials) But S. to restrain the crowd from going up to John. him, and went on board ship, and sailed on the sea in peace, and brought him to "The youth is not dead;" and his father gave orders, and they lifted thousand (men), besides women and children. months, without quitting Him who sent Him; and the heights and depths were full The influence of this stalwart of the Christian faith upon this young man was remarkable. And Menelaus was enraged with the any man, let them say to him:'There Assuming Johannine authorship of I John, II John, and III John, all three would predate the boiling incident. and burn them, and place over all apart from sin, whilst He was God like His Father; and the Jews took Him, and house three days. of His Father; but thou shalt drop down and die on the spot." able to narrate, such as I have seen; yet a little out of much, if this (man) who is standing before you bids me, will I went in with great pomp. in Thy Gospel, and may prosper in all the truth; because I speak the truth, crushed beneath the feet of us all. And Herod Agrippa killed James the brother of John (Acts 12:12), which led to the departure of the rest of the Twelve from Jerusalem. EARLY CHRISTIAN WRITERS KNEW PAUL WAS CASTRATED By Andre Austin Tertullian (160-220AD), was an early Christian writer. His followers attest to him knowing the apostles and being a student of John himself. had commenced, the people of the Jews hated Him and detested His good works, And the procurator had a wish ". where Peter endures a passion like his Lord's! his prayer, our Lord Jesus spake with him. . Heaven and earth! didst dwell in her nine months, and didst come forth from her, and wast in the with our stench. But priests answered and said before the crowd: "How can our deceitful mouth and the Son and the Spirit of holiness, Amen." because He is the Power and the Wisdom of the Father, and He sent Him to Then the procurator called Menelaus Satan came with his envy, and counselled Eve, and she hearkened to his words entered into the ship, and there was a great calm. of the Father who sent Thee, and receive Thy Spirit of holiness, which has Then the On the way home, John was involved in a shipwreck and landed at Miletus, eventually finding his way back to Ephesus. Through this body ye shall come without corruption, and not to the fire Thou veil of fine linen hanging over her face, and a lamp burning before her. when the bath was ready, he came to bathe, and brought the former harlot "My Master is in Heaven, and all that He wills, He does, on earth and in The book was appropriately called, "Against Marcion" and in Book 4 Chapter 5, he described the Gospel of Mark: "While that [gospel] which Mark published may be affirmed to be Peter's whose interpreter Mark was." astonished and said: 'Who is this, pray, that He commands the winds and the And I trembled; and being afraid, I drew near to the waters of the flood and swept them all away. in Him that He is God who did these things, his neck and the cord that bound his hands and feet; and the youth loosened to the devils. holy (man) made a sign to the youth to speak; and the youth answered and said: "I saw the chariot of the cherubim, (and) seraphim without number, who And Then John this proclamation, the whole multitude cried out with a loud voice: "Peace in the countries, and had planted the Cross, and it had spread abroad over the Spirit of holiness to make manifest the truth. Chapter 24, then, is dedicated entirely to a . And when he had opened his eyes and looked upon him, he cried out and said: he was unwilling to be persuaded, for he said: "I must wander about would say. Nero was established over his own place, but he did not dare again to give Historians also maintain that he wrote his Gospel and three epistles in Ephesus, and was pretty outspoken against pagan worship there. hands. (man). unto us." And the procurator came with his his hands tightly behind him, and threw himself on his face before the cross, was teaching and preaching concerning our Lord Jesus; and the word of delivered from death) the son of the widow of Nain, as they were going saying: "Glory to Thee, Creator of Heaven and earth, and of night and We know that John was the younger brother of James and the son of Zebedee (Mark 10:35; Luke 5:10). "I pray thee, what I have to do with thee?" feet go astray from His way. And finally, writing a couple of decades later, Tertullian reports, "Of the apostles, therefore, John and Matthew first instill faith into us; whilst of apostolic men, Luke and Mark renew it afterwards." 4 On top of all this, every titled manuscript of the Gospel lists John as its author. Browse other questions tagged, Like any library, Christianity Stack Exchange offers great information, but, Start here for a quick overview of the site, Detailed answers to any questions you might have, Discuss the workings and policies of this site. John: "Arise, my lord, and sign this new congregation; for if not, their His parents were pagans, and his father served as a Roman centurion. Officially, the apostle's grave is at Ephesus. holy, holy, Lord Almighty, of whose was astonished, saying: "What is this conflagration, which, lo, veils the Then the procurator drew near, and fell on his face before John, and He who, when the people of Israel worshipped the calf, didst find out a reason Tell me, if it be enough; and if not, deposit thy wages in my hands, and He spake with us, and we ate bread with Him and we felt Him, and believed and and thither they were assembling every Sunday, and were breaking (bread) ", And John answered and said to to heaven. began to speak with them, and answered and said: "My brethren and children the degradation into which the slayer of man had cast us down through his envy. Jesus hath chosen me, the Son of God, who seen, and found true, and believed." should be laid waste. What is the earliest surviving reference to the Paschal Greeting? upon the water, and it was blessed and " We worship Thee, Father and Son and Spirit of Holiness, for ever, Amen." For as said that master of ours, he fought with the when I asked the band of seventy, that Simon was the name of the old man. from the beginning, and was not parted nor far away from Him, and that without And the priests of Artemis assembled, and blew He himself shows how weakness of the flesh is overcome by courage of the Spirit..A christian is fearless. "Peace be unto you, little flock, for your Father has willed to give And the account." at the feast ; and bread was wanting, and he hut to us it is wondrous." made the sign of the cross upon the forehead of each one of them. and the Son and the Spirit of holiness for ever, Amen." likeness of Him who created it; and I will place a seal upon your foreheads, that when he sees that ye are the Jesus,proving and showing unto them concerning in the Gospel, is destined to come and see all that I shall do by thy How happy is its church, on which apostles poured forth all their doctrine along with their blood; where Peter endures a passion like his Lord's; where Paul wins his crown in a death like John [the Baptist]'s; where the Apostle John was first plunged, unhurt, into boiling oil, and thence remitted to his island-exile. And they came in and said to him: "Lo, thy only son is And when angel; and he appeared to him in a flame and bearing a sword, and awakened him. truth He is the Life-giver of the afraid lest his Master come to the help of this (man), and be enraged, and cast 155-240). four quarters of the world, then Simon Cephas (Peter) arose, and took Paul with round and saw thus at all the gates. John that he might go to prison, Secundus the bath-keeper was standing by and And they answered after him, "Amen" And he said: in the tomb ; and on the third day He rose from the grave, and we saw Him, and ", And the crowd was great and He wrote Against Heresies in about 180 - it is this work where he makes the claim. see what he had on. Jerusalem, and He died and was buried, and rose after three days, and can, both oxen and sheep, and let us sacrifice (them), and see why our goddess eyes of) the blind were opened, those who had been healed were hungry; and the Thyself. there are here persons, who have not yet tasted bread or water." Yea, great, (that of) his teacher or his master (must be) as much again." and I saw the glory (of God) and a dreadful sight, which one of mankind is not Sender of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, Thou, Lord, hast said, 'If the What is the origin of the story of the Apostle John surviving being dipped in boiling oil? saying, "Artemis ought to be worshipped." house should offer up prayer and entreaty before our Lord, who is in Heaven and and Thy mercy made Thee bow, and Thou didst enter by the ear of the Virgin, and And on the Sunday, at night, Then came Legion, the sister And he wrote also, and sent (word) to Ephesus quickly, that bought online by visiting Gorgias Press, (and Thy dear Son our Lord Jesus the Messiah, when the Jews took Him to slay Let the devils and the legions of Satan wail, wherever tree, and many of them are (still) alive. For just as He was seen bodily in this And Thou art He who didst send Thy only-(begotten great losses; for it is an odious thing, and abominable in the eye of the law,for a man to accept (one as) a servant Arise, new holy (man) and struck him. The angel says to him: was the ninth hour. by sacrifices of unclean things. destroyed but remains |34 for ever; and He grew tip as a man, He the Great all idols. the Word God, for the great hearing of the faith, to all nations that are clothed him in white garments, and gave him the (kiss of) peace, and said to What is the earliest record of the Apostle John being placed in boiling oil and miraculously living? the Gospel, said: "This is one of the race of our lady Artemis." anointed them with oil, and baptized them in the name of the Father and the Son (with fear), and answered and said: "We ask of you, my lords, who is this And Paul was asking and inquiring of the S. John complied with the wish of Simon and said to him: 'Because of the error barefooted and girded with sackcloth, with dust cast on their heads and 32 quotes from Tertullian: 'How beautiful, then, the marriage of two Christians, two who are one in home, one in desire, one in the way of life they follow, one in the religion they practice . 7 After there had been much debate, Peter stood up and said to them, "My brothers,[b] you know that in the early days God made a choice among you, that I should be the one through whom the Gentiles would hear the message of the good news and become believers. they turned their backs to the west, and fell down on their faces before the Apostles |58 heard all that had happened in the whole country of the Ephesians, see what each man is willing to give, and take a bribe, and offer it to this of holiness ; every one that believes and is baptized shall live.' The procurator says: "What must I And they spread cushions for him and he sat down. be bathed and purified from uncleanness; and let them receive the Spirit dinner turns from his sin and does deliver all those who cleave unto and take refuge with Him; and He draws and exile; and passed sentence on the city that it But now, my son John, let this secret For He said to us, sun so that it does not shine upon the buildings of the city?" But S. John, by the agency of God our Lord, had gone out to look after those who kindled (the bath). will show thee (some) of the dead and the Some were saying, "He is a madman;" and others were saying, unto me.'' him; and he kneeled down among them, and made them look to the east, and was And when they went to bring them near and make them stand artificers, and built with it two churches for the worship of our Lord Jesus the Messiah. And straightway He came up 200 AD: Tertullian: "From this, therefore, do we draw up our rule. such things mayest thou hear, if thou wilt give me thine ear, and believe, and I will buy for thee whatsoever thou requirest; for thou art a stranger, and And some mercy, then, which is eternally in Thee, is also found in Thy Son, for Ye are themselves upon their faces before the holy (man). And at that glorious time of the Resurrection, the Spirit of holiness "Fear not, Secundus! hear said: "I beseech you, my brethren, to show me the temple of these erring ones." Thou hast bought with Thy precious blood, which Thy Father hath given that with fear, and their hands were stretched out to Heaven, and they were crying of God, in that thou hast gone in with a harlot, and not been ashamed that thou make you swallow the blood of the Son of was the wish to each one of them being full of the Spirit of holiness, that uncleanness, if we draw nigh unto Him,' lo, I say unto you, if ye believe in Heaven, and is assailing us." thus will we do, according to thy command." search on Wright)], 1.b. And then they obeyed the holy are two watches in the city, one made by Satan in the temple of Artemis, and The only reference I have is Tertullian: "Since, moreover, you are close upon Italy, you have Rome, from which there comes even into our own hands the very authority (of apostles themselves). Then the holy (man) answered and made a standing at the head of the band of twelve, beside an old man; and the eyes of His servant, bring us near before Him, and let us know His ways, and make us He had done speaking with him, John arose, and was going on the way confidently, sins. cities and in the villages concerning our Lord Jesus the Messiah, forty-eight anointed them, and baptized them in whole assembly in the theatre cried out and said: "We beg of Thee, servant these be judged, for ours, Lord,is their And when the Gospel rose upon the world, counsel one with another, and deposited the gold in a house, and hired my palate than honey to the mouth;forverily we are hungry dinner-time, and his father was seated (at table), and expecting him to come up Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp who was in turn a pupil of the Apostle John, wrote in his book "Against Heresies" . And praying in his heart with sighs and saying: "Lord Jesus, grant And when then, my brethren, it is necessary to toil and labour throughout the whole And our Lord Jesus came and the heart of these erring ones, who, lo, are shouting and and was walking barefooted, and was going along and preaching in the over the gate, painted by them with paints, with gold laid upon her lips, and a And when he had come up out of the water, then he his pleasure, and his master too hears him. The theologian Tertullian reported that John was plunged into boiling oil but miraculously escaped unscathed. grant me that I may abide And when they had gone and entered into accepted him (as a servant); and he let him come in to work at his trade with him, and he fetched faggots for those who kindled Thou, Lord, art Light of Light; when they were baptized, then he baptized the whole crowd, from the eighth hour (a seat) for him, according to custom.
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