The Doctrine of Atonement, The First Period, 80-254 A.D. (4)

Returning to one of the Apostolic Fathers, in connection with the doctrine of the atonement, we would quote (briefly from Polycarp. Polycarp was instructed by the apostles, and was brought into contact with many who had seen Christ. We have this information from Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp. In his epistle to the Philippians, its authenticity being unquestioned, Polycarp writes as follows: Returning to one of the Apostolic Fathers, in connection with the doctrine of the atonement, we would...