Sermons & Devotionals by Early Christian Dictionary
Early Christian Dictionary
Marriage
Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. Hebrews 13:4 It becomes men and women too, when they marry, to unite themselves with the consent of the bishop, that the marriage may be after the Lord and not after concupiscence. Let all things be ... Read More
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Martyrs, Martyrdom
I. Descriptions of martyrs (Top) Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. Revelation 2:10 Felícia, martyred... Read More
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Materialism
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 1 John 2:15-16 And the way o... Read More
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Medicine
As, then, for those of us who are diseased in body a physician is required, so also those who are diseased in soul require a pedagogue to cure our maladies. Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.209 The physician is not evil to the sick man because he tells him of his fever, ... Read More
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Millennium
And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their ha... Read More
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Miracles
God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will? Hebrews 2:4 Moreover, those also will be thus confuted who belong to Simon and Carpocrates, and if there be any others who are said to perform miracles - who ... Read More
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Modesty
In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array. 1 Timothy 2:9 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel... Read More
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Music
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. Colossians 3:16 And your public assemblies I have come to hate. For there are excessive banqueting, and subtle flutes... Read More
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New Birth
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. John 3:5-6 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteous... Read More
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Oaths, Swearing
But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communicatio... Read More
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Occupations of Christians
Labour not for the meat which perishs, but for that meat which endures unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him has God the Father sealed. John 6:27 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. Now them that... Read More
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Offerings
I. Exhortations to help the poor II. The recompense of helping the poor III. Making friend with unrighteous mammon IV. How offerings were made in the early church I. Exhortations to help the poor (Top) Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteousness is better than... Read More
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Paradise
And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. Luke 16:22 As the presbyters say, then those who are deemed worthy of an abode in heaven shall go there, others shah enjoy the delights of Paradise, and others shall possess the splendor of the city; for e... Read More
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Patriotism
Wherefore we have no country on earth, that we may despise earthly possessions. Clement of Alexandria (A.D. 195) Ante-Nicene Fathers vol.2 pg.281 But as for you, you are a foreigner in this world, a citizen of Jerusalem, the city above. Our citizenship, the apostle says, is in heaven. You have your ... Read More
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Perfection, Christian
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. Matthew 5:48 All the generations from Adam unto this day have passed away: but they that by God's grace were perfected in love dwell in the abode of the pious; and they shall be made manifest in the visitation of the kingdom... Read More
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Persecution
If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you. If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Remember the word that I said unto you, the servant is not greater ... Read More
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Peter and Paul
And he ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach… Simon he surnamed Peter. Mark 3:14, 16 But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel: For I will ... Read More
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Pharisees
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. Matthew 23:4 But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in yourselves... Read More
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Philosophy
I. Early Christian view of Philosophy II. Socrates III. Plato IV. Stoics I. Early Christian view of Philosophy (Top) And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the LORD, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. Job 28:28 ‘But after letting the mind ever wander to infinity, you would ... Read More
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Politics
It is good for me to die for Jesus Christ rather than to reign over the farthest bounds of the earth. Ignatius: to the Romans (A.D. 35-105) Ch.6 They (the Christians) dwell in their own countries, but only as sojourners; they bear their share in all things as citizens, and they endure all hardships ... Read More
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Early Christian Dictionary (AD 30 - AD300)
Read freely text sermons and articles from Early Christian Dictionary in text and pdf format. The purpose of any dictionary is to define words and terms. By making use of close to 2,000 quotes from more than 30 different early church writers over a time span of three centuries dating before the time of Constantine, The Early Christian Dictionary lets the early Christians redefine some of the more important Bible concepts. After some investigation, you will probably find their understanding of scripture to be radically different than your own. You may find answers to many questions you�ve always had. The scriptures may come alive to you as you learn to walk in new light.Or you may decide not to put any reliance on their definitions at all. Even so you must remember that every time you pick up your bible you still rely on the Early Christian writers. That�s because they decided what books to include or not include in the New Testament canon that you use. And after all, if you find you have a serious conflict with the writings of men like Polycarp, you still have to grapple with the fact the these men were favored by both the Lord and the Apostles, and proven faithful even unto death. These are not new truths challenging your old ideas, these are old truths challenging your new ideas.