I’m teaching Church History at WCA this fall and I’m loving it. Every so often I come across some great quotes that I plan to post on the graze. Here are two for today.
Bruce L. Shelley in Church History in Plain Language on the growth of the early Church.
“Early Christians were moved by a burning conviction. The Event had happened. God had invaded time and Christians were captivated by the ceative power of that grand news. They knew that men had been redeemed and they could not keep to themselves the tidings of salvation. That unshakable assurance, in the face of every obstacle including martyrdom itself, helps explain the growth of the church.”
Now Polycarp,
“You try to frighten me with the fire that burns for an hour, and you forget the fire of hell that never goes out.”
