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Irenaeus was one of the early church’s first and finest theologians, whose skill in interpreting the scriptures and articulat- ing theology stands above that of most other men in his age. Irenaeus stands out as a guardian of the church. It is interesting to note in this regard that Irenaeus’ name me
IRENAEUS Only very scanty accounts are possessed of the personal history of Irenaeus, one of the Church Fathers. It has been generally supposed that he was a native of Smyrna, or some neighbouring city, in Asia Minor. But, it is also believed that he was born in Syria, and that he removed to Smyrna
We concluded our preceding article with a very brief resume of the history of Irenaeus, whom we wish to quote in connection with the history of the doctrine of creation. To this very brief resume we wish to add the following quotation from the same book, the Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. I, page 310: "T
Irenaeus, too, wrote on the subject of the resurrection. Polycarp had sent Pothinus into Celtic Gaul at an early date as its evangelist. Pothinus was joined there by Irenaeus as a presbyter, having been his fellow-pupil under Polycarp. When Pothinus had closed his life by a martyr's death, Irenaeus
In treating the Scriptural doctrine of creation, as it develops and is taught in the Church through the ages, let us call upon the early Church Fathers. First, we will quote Irenaeus, A.D. 120-202. Irenaeus introduces us to the Church in its Western outposts. Polycarp, minister of the church of Smyr
He commences his treatise in this language: "Inasmuch as certain men have set the truth aside, and bring in lying words and vain genealogies, which, as the apostle says, 'minister questions rather than godly edifying which is in faith,' and by means of their craftily-constructed plausibility's draw
Irenaeus is the first of all the church fathers to give a careful analysis of the work of redemption, and his view is by far the deepest and soundest we find in the first three centuries. Christ, he teaches, as the second Adam, repeated in himself the entire life of man, from childhood to manhood, f
the whole human race in Himself. (The reader may possibly recall, in an article not too long ago, that the undersigned quoted the late Dr. H. Bavinck, in which Dr. Bavinck states that the universalism of Christ's death was rather widely accepted in the Church in the days of its New Testament infancy
Continuing with the early views of the organization of the Church as entertained by the early Church Fathers, we now call attention to Irenaeus. In our preceding article we called attention to the views as expressed by Ignatius, one of the Apostolic Fathers and bishop of the church at Antioch. The
Also in this article emphasis is laid upon the truth that nothing happens by fortune or chance. The article rejects this damnable error of the Epicureans. And it is emphasized, too, that nothing happens in this world without the Lord's appointment. And the truth is also set forth that our heavenly F