Polycarp of Smyrna - The Complete Story Documentary

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@oxysz 8 ай бұрын

It’s so amazing how we have this knowledge from the original men who had the privilege to learn from the actual apostles ! People who saw Christ and ate with him. It’s mind blowing . Especially since modern people treat it as if we have no way of knowing the real scriptures or if these people even existed.

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

Having the Holy Ghost to teach us all things, our spirit bears witness with the Lord's Spirit that theses things are so.

@michaelogrady232 4 ай бұрын

"Those who still had the voices of the Apostles ringing in their ears." [Saint Irenaeus] I will take their teaching over some guy with a truncated mistranslated Bible anyday!

@iamtheteapot7405 Ай бұрын

@@ralphowen3367So you understand everything in the Bible perfectly?

@ralphowen3367 Ай бұрын

@@iamtheteapot7405 I understand perfectly what God has revealed to me from the unsearchable treasure of His Authorized Version.

@iamtheteapot7405 Ай бұрын

@@ralphowen3367 and everyone who has the Holy Spirit perfectly understands the scriptures without any teacher?

@AmericanCrusader222 11 ай бұрын

Dude is an underrated Saint. Everyone could learn from this man, he imitated Christ for long as he was here with us. Even in disagreement with his brothers, he still found a way to settle disagreements. Faced with heretical people, he didn’t flinch. Faced with death? He didn’t flinch. He welcomed death because he knows what our Lord will give us.

@eclipsesonic 9 ай бұрын

He was truly a great man of God, following not only in his teacher's footsteps (the Apostle John), but most importantly, in our Lord's footsteps.

@Zubeneshemali 6 ай бұрын

Polycarp, the connection between Jesus Christ's Apostles and the authority of the Catholic Church?? NO! He may have been a bishop, but he never has Apostolic Authority to pass on to anyone!!

@JuanGonzalez-kb3gm 5 ай бұрын

I guess you didn’t see he whole video. It said he was appointed by John the apostle, Polycarp appointed Irenaus IRENAEUS “It is possible, then, for everyone in every church, who may wish to know the truth, to contemplate the tradition of the apostles which has been made known to us throughout the whole world. And we are in a position to enumerate those who were instituted bishops by the apostles and their successors down to our own times, men who neither knew nor taught anything like what these heretics rave about” (Against Heresies 3:3:1 [A.D. 189]). “But since it would be too long to enumerate in such a volume as this the successions of all the churches, we shall confound all those who, in whatever manner, whether through self-satisfaction or vainglory, or through blindness and wicked opinion, assemble other than where it is proper, by pointing out here the successions of the bishops of the greatest and most ancient church known to all, founded and organized at Rome by the two most glorious apostles, Peter and Paul-that church which has the tradition and the faith with which comes down to us after having been announced to men by the apostles. For with this Church, because of its superior origin, all churches must agree, that is, all the faithful in the whole world. And it is in her that the faithful everywhere have maintained the apostolic tradition” (ibid., 3:3:2). “Polycarp also was not only instructed by apostles, and conversed with many who had seen Christ, but was also, by apostles in Asia, appointed bishop of the church in Smyrna, whom I also saw in my early youth, for he tarried [on earth] a very long time, and, when a very old man, gloriously and most nobly suffering martyrdom, departed this life, having always taught the things which he had learned from the apostles, and which the Church has handed down, and which alone are true. To these things all the Asiatic churches testify, as do also those men who have succeeded Polycarp down to the present time” (ibid., 3:3:4). “Since therefore we have such proofs, it is not necessary to seek the truth among others which it is easy to obtain from the Church; since the apostles, like a rich man [depositing his money] in a bank, lodged in her hands most copiously all things pertaining to the truth, so that every man, whosoever will, can draw from her the water of life. . . . For how stands the case? Suppose there arise a dispute relative to some important question among us, should we not have recourse to the most ancient churches with which the apostles held constant conversation, and learn from them what is certain and clear in regard to the present question?” (ibid., 3:4:1). “[I]t is incumbent to obey the presbyters who are in the Church-those who, as I have shown, possess the succession from the apostles; those who, together with the succession of the episcopate, have received the infallible charism of truth, according to the good pleasure of the Father. But [it is also incumbent] to hold in suspicion others who depart from the primitive succession, and assemble themselves together in any place whatsoever, either as heretics of perverse minds, or as schismatics puffed up and self-pleasing, or again as hypocrites, acting thus for the sake of lucre and vainglory. For all these have fallen from the truth” (ibid., 4:26:2). “The true knowledge is the doctrine of the apostles, and the ancient organization of the Church throughout the whole world, and the manifestation of the body of Christ according to the succession of bishops, by which succession the bishops have handed down the Church which is found everywhere” (ibid., 4:33:8 But I guess that’s not evidence

@fivefingerfullprice3403 4 ай бұрын

I sincerely doubt God underrates him.

@JuanGonzalez-kb3gm 4 ай бұрын

@@fivefingerfullprice3403 your screen name, lol. I need to change my name, it’s obvious I am Mexican, more than likely Catholic. Many have called me Juan Diego.

@bytesizedbible Жыл бұрын

Fascinating. We can learn so much from those who have come before us about counting the cost for Jesus. Blessings and thank you for this!

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

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@michaelart4878 Жыл бұрын

Our LORD, GOD and SAVIOUR did create the simplest fabric (H²O) to sustain all of life here on earth. Just as the Jordan and the Euphrates are made of this fabric, so to also are the Bow and the Elbow. 🌹LIFE IS BUT A VAPOUR (H²O)🌹 HOLY BIBLE Habakkuk 3:9 Thy bow was made quite naked (bare), according to the oaths of the tribes (oaths were sworn over your arrows), even thy word, Selah. Thou didst cleave (divided) the earth with rivers. 🙌ALLELUIA🙌 A-men'🌿

@haydden_pogi Жыл бұрын

You have NO GOOD evidence that “Jesus” ever existed and even if so that doesn’t mean he was divine/a god. There are NO contemporary scholars/historians from when “Jesus” was supposed to have lived. Josephus came along later and the little he wrote about “Jesus” is seen as a forgery…same with Tacitus (56-120 ad) was born after “Jesus” supposedly died and his writings are taken from hearsay information so not credible. You can’t lump a bunch of anecdotal evidence together to make good evidence…doesn’t work that way. There is no record of “Jesus’” death from crucifixion

@commentfreely5443 Жыл бұрын

sam shamoun talks about polycarp a lot

@anthonymarlowe6986 Жыл бұрын

@@TheologyAcademy Theology is just a religious word for mytholog. No evidence for imaginary been who never ever speak for itself to the world of reality but only in people's heads always in there's heads and supertious claims that never happened.

@ngoc4312 Жыл бұрын

When you are down and your prayer altar is not on 🔥🔥 fire, stay in the place of worship and things will turn around. Started listening to Don Moen since I was a kid and never tire of his song am in my 40s now. Love you Lord .

@mirandarogers3595 Жыл бұрын

Jesus is coming

@sajimatthew9856 Жыл бұрын

Praise the Lord... What an amazing insight into the beautiful leadership in the early century

@RHStephanus 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for this information about Polycarp! We are definitely interested in the church fathers and the early generations of Christianity. Thank you!!

@user-atonewith Жыл бұрын

Polycarp and Irenaeus are two of my favorites of the true remnant. Extreme persecution continued from the cross; key words in that statement are: 'extreme persecution continued from the cross!' On a good note; these true shepherds prayed for us; nice to consider, nice to know!

@whitemountainapache3297 Жыл бұрын

Man, you smoking crack.

@leslieahill8928 Жыл бұрын

Polycarp and Irenaeus said John's 666 was the Roman Latin kingdom . It was the letter value of the Greek term for the Latin kingdom , often persecutors Ending a letter with this 3 John 1:13 KJVS I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee: He kept matters close to the vest ? No way would he have wanted prayers to himself or the latin mass . Christ alone blessed ly saves & mediates Acts 4:12 , 1 Timothy 2 ✨

@BullSheeper Жыл бұрын

Polycarp and Iraneus. Two great Catholics that we should strive to imitate!

@geordiewishart1683 Жыл бұрын

Not Roman Catholic though

@BullSheeper Жыл бұрын

@@geordiewishart1683 they were Catholics in communion with the bishop of Rome. Roman Catholic is a specific rite within the Catholic Church. Byzantines, melkites etc are all true Catholics without being Roman catholic

@andip.9808 4 ай бұрын

I am today years old when I learned about this holy, faithful follower of Christ. 🤯

@WinterSun01 11 күн бұрын

I am today years old learning about this… That would make you 4months older than me 🫣🫣🫣

@oliverphiri9125 Жыл бұрын

I have fallen in love with this channel ❤️😍 what a beautiful early church history

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

Many thanks Oliver

@kingdomtreasures888 Жыл бұрын

Affirmative on this channel too 😊

@anthonymarlowe6986 6 ай бұрын

@@TheologyAcademy Your telling lies polycarp fictional martyrdom written centuries later.

@JamesStein-hz7wk Жыл бұрын

May you find rest, peace and renewed joy this Easter season

@abbasbeig3943 Жыл бұрын

My dear Christians, I believe, you people are old enough to know, child always born after mother, RIGHT? Jesus born from vagina of his 13 year old mother, who is wife of a 90 year old man, named Joseph, the carpenter, can not be creator of her mother, and father Joseph the carpenter !!!!!! CASE CLOSED. Luke 1:26-33; 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

@prodigal1970 Жыл бұрын

My friend, thank you for this upload but you left out the most important parts of the story. How Polycarp served dinner to those that came to arrest him, how he prayed over them and forgave them before being taken away in chains. How after being thrown out of the chariot on the way to his execution at the stadium...a voice was heard coming from heaven like the Archangel, "Play the Man Polycarp!" Or in modern parlance Stand Strong Like a Man Polycarp! Straight from the Throne of God, Which Everyone Heard and was recorded in Roman history! The fire being set around Polycarp ballooned like a room large and wide around Polycarp and did not consume his flesh but he seemed to transform within the flames while in prayer to God, and a sweet scent of Cinnamon and Jasmine seemed to permeate the air. Finally, the judge ordered the executioner to thrust a spear into the side of Polycarp which he did as the flames were not killing the old, spirit filled Bishop of Smyrna as the crazed mob wished, so they plunged the spear into Polycarp killing him lest the mob begin to believe in the Power of the Living God. God was truly with Polycarp His beloved servant.

@prodigal1970 Жыл бұрын

Also, Polycarp and Ignatius were both disciples of John the disciple of Christ who was imprisoned on Patmos and died at age 110 years. Polycarp and Ignatius were both with him for years before that. These men carried the torch of fire and faith brilliantly and faithfully for the rest of their lives.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

Amen. Saint Polycarp pray for us.

@eddavis2681 8 ай бұрын

With all the deception during this little season Rev 20:3, one is called to question all things. When a narrative names a group of men earthly fathers, it should raise flags, as to who is the source of the information being provided. Matthew 23:9 KJV “And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.” Are we to ignore Christ and trust a narrative and time line provided by man? Matthew 16:6 KJV “Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.” While it may seem to be a small thing, it goes directly against the command of our Master, The Christ. John 14:15 KJV “If ye love me, keep my commandments.” Granted we are called to seek, however believe a great deal of discernment must be used in these matters.

@masozimwenifumbo3080 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the wonderful history!!!!

@masozimwenifumbo3080 5 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197 Do not evoke the dead, for it is sin before God

@danvankouwenberg7234 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting these. I read through the comments and there's some people who really need this information getting it here.

@polycarphunter2257 Жыл бұрын

i had an aunt that went to England to do research on our family tree. one of my ancestors from the 18th century was named Polycarp.

@EmmaMarie7 4 ай бұрын

@polycarphunter2257 not the same polycarp! The polycarp discussed here was a student of St John the Apostle around 90 AD.

@polycarphunter2257 4 ай бұрын

@@EmmaMarie7 i didn't say my ancestor was St. Polycarp. only named after him.

@SMaamri78 2 ай бұрын

That’s interesting. Not many are named Polycarp anymore.

@kcrcbest Жыл бұрын

I love Polycarp thanx :) really love the movie they did , great

@MattRedmond94 5 ай бұрын

Excellent video. Organized and good quality. Just one criticism. There’s a typo at the end. “POPER DOCTRINE” should be “PROPER DOCTRINE”.

@AndyZach Жыл бұрын

Excellent history. This matches what I have read in the Ante-Nicean Fathers about Polycarp. Subscribed.

@MarkWoltz Жыл бұрын

Sensible Christian - you hit the nail on the head. The church celebrated Passover and the Days of Unleavened Bread. The King James translators inserted the word Easter, which is of German origin. The NT was written in Greek. Easter in Greek is Pascha(Passover).

@checkoutnow_8437 Жыл бұрын

Easter comes from Old English, not German, which we know thanks to the 8th century monk and historian Bede, who wrote a history of the English people and how they converted to Christianity..

@johnwilson6324 Жыл бұрын

So? The word "Heaven" is Germanic and the Greek word is "Ouranos". The Germanic word "God" was used to describe Pagan gods and in The Bible God is called "Theo" among other words instead. The concept is what matters, not the language.

@Time2Awaken 7 ай бұрын

They did celebrate Passover but the KJB said Easter b/c that verse was talking about King Herod, who was a pagan and celebrated Easter

@FelonyVideos 6 ай бұрын

@@checkoutnow_8437olde english is almost the same as low german. They are both Germanic languages, one from another. The pagan Oesther will never be a suitable replacement for passover, no matter how many more of us you burn at the stake.

@Verge63 5 ай бұрын

@FelonyVideos KJV is the only version that says Easter. So if I was you I would stay away from KJV only.

@JamesStein-hz7wk Жыл бұрын

The Glory of the Cross See him there at Calvary dressed out in full array The penalty for sinners Gods justice on display The slaughtered lamb now speaking, His soul is open wide I'm smitten and forsaken, My God My God Oh Why! A mocking crowd comes tempting, with waging heads allied A crown of thorns they gave him, set hard above his eye Yet some in sore amazement, let out a desperate cry! 'Tis Jesus friend of sinners, My God My God Oh Why Then the earth began to tremble and the sun now shut its eyes Lest sin should reign eternal, the cursed of God must die With troubled hearts we see him, but faithful we must be This blessed act of mercy , t'was My God My God for me! His sheep had all been scattered, alone and all undone His Fathers heart now grieving, they'd soon have aid to come His work was now accomplished, the trembling cup lay bare Sins darkness now upon Him, as he hung in great despair Before the day was finished, His parched lips would rehearse The only words befitting, My God My God I Thirst Through smitten, bruised, abandoned, faith eye would let him see In three days he would be risen, with the keys of victory At the dawning of the morning on the first day of the week He left the grave behind him, now gone to tend his sheep He spoke with his disciples, at a dinner by the sea Three times he asked one question, Peter lovest me? The Righteous King Eternal, t'was this man from Galilee By faith, you can receive him and live life full and free All nations now are groaning, while silent hearts just cry A broken heart of sorrows, O' our God will not deny Return thy tears of sorrow, to the One who died for thee No! You have not been forsaken, just but look to Calvary JS 2014

@appaloosa42 5 ай бұрын

I would have a copy of this before fb eliminates it!

@Danaluni59 Жыл бұрын

When Christ said “follow me and I will make you fishers of men,” he clearly saw the “many fish” of Polycarp.

@Izumi-sp6fp 6 ай бұрын

Actually, that means "many _fruits_ ", as in fruits of the Holy Spirit. Gr. "poly: many or much. And. "carp": fruit or fruits. I know, I thought why is he called "many fish" when I was first learning about him too. Cuz you know, "carp" is like a fish lol!

@niccoloaurelius1587 6 ай бұрын

@@Izumi-sp6fp even not being correct etymology - what if God, being all-knowing, did in fact intend this as a kind of inside joke/play on words for English speaking Christians?

@pdyt2009 5 ай бұрын

I saw what you did there. :-)

@colonalklink14 6 ай бұрын

To have everlasting life you absolutely must trust in the person and finished work of Christ alone for salvation 💗💗💗.

@mission101ministries5 Жыл бұрын

Well done, thank you! Matthew

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

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@Danial-x3k Ай бұрын

Holy Spirit guild the Church throughout times. Church of God ,God will take care of all His children .

@DookyButter 5 ай бұрын

I'm always amazed by Christians who say there is no hell. Polycarp clearly believed in an eternal punishment (4:30), and he was a direct disciple of John, who wrote Revelation, which is about the coming judgment!

@JohnH.FordJr-zp7xj Жыл бұрын

Thanks, ❤❤❤,enjoying this during Easter weekend 2023,😊❤❤❤,learning about the many who have died for faith, is very important this Easter ❤❤❤.

@Pwrightinspires 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for this information. Wonderful.

@PalingenesisRebirth Жыл бұрын

Great video, God bless

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

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@annemariekoutsky5054 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Easy to understand and good visuals as well as audio! I didn't know Germanicus was the 2nd recording of a martyr for Christ. GBY

@abbasbeig3943 Жыл бұрын

@dexterplameras3249 10 ай бұрын

For those who are wondering the word "bishop" means overseer. It came from the biblical Greek word for overseer "episkopos", this later transliterated to become the Latin word "episcopi", then Old English "biscop" and finally bishop. Protestant churches do not use the word Bishop because of the association with the Catholic church but the role of overseer was a biblical role. Polycarp and Irenaeus are generally held as Church fathers by all Christians and were overseers "episkopos".

@FranzBazar 6 ай бұрын

They are Catholic. They even use the word Catholic in their writings.

@dexterplameras3249 6 ай бұрын

@@FranzBazar As someone who reads Greek, the word Catholic, came from the Greek word καθόλου ("katholikos"), which obviously became the word Catholic. The Greek word means entirely, completely or universally. The early church christians did not use the word Catholic to describe themselves, they called themselves Christians (same sounding Greek word), μαθητής ("mathētḗs" or "disciple").If you thinking that Catholics have a lineage back to the Apostle Peter, heritage counts for nothing with God and Jesus, just look at the Pharisees who claimed linage to Moses. Jesus rejected them because their deeds were evil and they rejected Jesus. They also refused to repent. Its the same for anyone.

@unc1589 6 ай бұрын

“If Abraham were your father you would believe Me because he testified of Me!” So right! Lineage means nothing. From the beginning, the devil hijacks words! In the garden with Eve. In the wilderness with Jesus. The Catholics hijacked the word “Christian”. And misrepresented it across the world. European Jews call themselves “semites”. Without a drop of Semitic blood. Then there’s “white evangelicals.” What is that exactly? They say Peter was the first Pope. How? Popes started 350 years after the resurrection. So did Roman Catholicism. They killed biblical Christians and called them heretics. The Fourth of July firework named “Roman candle” is a term taken from Christian martyrs burned by the Romans. They laughingly called them that. In all this, Christ gets the last laugh. And martyrs like Polycarp have been in the Presence of The Lord ever since.

@duanehensley8835 6 ай бұрын

You're incorrect when you claim that Protestants don't use the word "Bishop" . There are plenty of Protestant denominations thta have bishops. I grew up in one of them. We had overseers who's title was bishop.

@Wisebury 6 ай бұрын

Paul gives two position to the local church, deacon and elders. All members are a holy nation and a royal priesthood in Christ who is king and high priest forever. Amen

@rubertdassy3695 Жыл бұрын

this is true information

@brianmarshall1637 Жыл бұрын

I would love to know how they saw the last supper,a mass or just a memorial feast ,alternatively did they do the Lutheran view of consubstantiation.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

Sure Ignatius said it plainly. Here's the quote. "“Take ye heed, then, to have but one Eucharist. For there is one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup to [show forth] the unity of His blood; one altar; as there is one bishop, along with the presbytery and deacons”. No consubstantation here. Read Justyn Martyr to learn about the Mass.

@geordiewishart1683 Жыл бұрын

Most of the Church fathers did little more than repeat Jesus's words, that the bread was his flesh. They did not argue that he was being literal over symbolic.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

@@geordiewishart1683 Baloney. They knew exactly what Jesus and the Apostles taught because it was handed down generation to generation. Saint Ignatius of Antioch was taught the faith directly by Saint John the Apostle. Writing on his way to be martyred in Rome around 110AD he wrote. “I have no taste for corruptible food nor for the pleasures of this life. I desire the bread of God, which is the flesh of Jesus Christ, who was of the seed of David; and for drink I desire his blood, which is love incorruptible” (Letter to the Romans 7:3 [A.D. 110]). “Take note of those who hold heterodox opinions on the grace of Jesus Christ which has come to us, and see how contrary their opinions are to the mind of God. . . . They abstain from the Eucharist and from prayer because they do not confess that the Eucharist is the flesh of our Savior Jesus Christ, flesh which suffered for our sins and which that Father, in his goodness, raised up again. They who deny the gift of God are perishing in their disputes” (Letter to the Smyrnaeans 6:2-7:1 [A.D. 110]).

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197We K.J.V. ers are not good with the word "Eucharist", for it is not found in our scriptures of truth.

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

@@geordiewishart1683As long as we do not have our eyes on the flesh, his flesh is bread indeed. At that first communion he meant for the disciples to be looking on him, and not the elements of the bread and wine.

@optimisteprime8261 11 ай бұрын

What a great channel !!!!

@nathanielallen6067 Жыл бұрын

The map at 0:45 shows Smyrna in the wrong location, in modern day Albania instead of modern day Turkey.

@rickintexas1584 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a fascinating and informative video. I had heard the name Polycarp, but did not know anything about him, especially that he was discipled directly by John.

@paulhudson4254 Жыл бұрын

St. Polycarp pray for us! 🔥🌺☦️🌺🔥

@geordiewishart1683 Жыл бұрын

Polycarp is dead and sleeps in the grave. The dead can neither hear nor answer prayers.

@hippios 11 ай бұрын

soul sleep is a heresy@@geordiewishart1683

@gideon4773 7 ай бұрын

@@geordiewishart1683 God is a God of the living not the dead, and the prayer of a righteous man avails much, we can be certain that asking the saints who are alive unto Christ for prayer will be of much more use than asking our fellow man here on earth who may not even remain with Christ until the end.

@guillermofalla3102 6 ай бұрын

Pray to God Of Hope In Jesus Christ Name.

@gideon4773 6 ай бұрын

@@guillermofalla3102 we are all praying to The God of Hope in Christ's name. And when we ask one another for prayer this isn't being negated.

@omubuulizi3329 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot

@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts Жыл бұрын

It makes sense to commerate the death and resurrection of Christ on Nisan 14, Jesus did not hold the last supper on Passover by accident.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

He didn't pick Sunday to rise again by accident either. Which is why all of the Early Christians Eastern or Western always celebrate the Ressurection on a Sunday.

@geordiewishart1683 Жыл бұрын

Christ died on Wednesday and arose on Saturday. He was already arisen when his followers came to the empty tomb early on the Sunday morning.

@keianrichardson8627 Ай бұрын

@@geordiewishart1683 Also Sunday morning would have been from Saturday Evening, as the timing was recognised from Evening of one day to Evening of another day. Therefore Saturday the Sabbath would have began from Friday Sun down to Saturday Sun down. Hence making Sunday from Saturday sundown to Sunday Sun down.

@augustinep6193 22 күн бұрын

Good. Thanks.

@mbphorseback7709 Жыл бұрын

St. PolyCarp pray for us

@TheDotDetective Жыл бұрын

I know that St. PolyCarp would object because praying to a human is not what God commands. God is omnipotent and omniscient and He hears all prayers and answers according to His will. The saints go to rest when they leave this life. No where in the bible does it say that praying to the dead is allowed.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

@@TheDotDetective No where in the Bible does it say do not ask the Saints to pary for us. In fact it says that they do pray for us and that they are with us. Saint paul said we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnessess. BTW no where in the Bible does it say which of the many ancient Christian writings should be in the Bible. The Bishops of the Catholic Church choose what books should be in the Bible. In fact the word Bible was coined by the Church. It simply means "The Book".

@DirtExtractor 5 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197OH boy here we go!. The Almighty Institution of greed, sexual immorality, mass murder of true saints, doctrines of men & demons, manipulation of scripture & history, selling of forgiveness of sins & salvation through indulgences on and on and on. The RCC of Constantine who accepted Christianity into Rome with the blending in of Roman paganism to create RCC doctrine. The bible, God's Word, written by God, put into canon by God thru man. Our God gets all the credit. Our church not the institution of the RCC was built on Peter's confession and that alone: Jesus is the Christ the Son of the Living God. No man, no church father writings or opinions but Jesus Christ & the Word of God. We pray to our only Father & Christ is our only Mediator, no saints no Marry, no pope's, no institution (rcc).

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197 Only after Emperor Diocletian in 303A.D. destroyed the Christian churches and the true scriptures which had begun to be published in about A.D. 60, did the R.C.C. under now anti-Semitic and trinitarian bishops call themselves the official religion of the land

@saintpolycarp8197 5 ай бұрын

@@ralphowen3367 Not true. Diocletian persecuted the Christians but they were Catholics. You are spreading fake history.

@jbldriscoll 6 ай бұрын

Thank you great presentation

@tamimcclintock1516 Жыл бұрын

I loved this

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

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@leemary4833 Жыл бұрын

Well done.

@andrewmcnaught4523 Жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, and well done. If there's a source to Polycarp's letters that we still have I'd love to read them. Where could I find them online?

@abbasbeig3943 Жыл бұрын

@bible_study. Жыл бұрын

thanks

@Wong-Jack-Man Жыл бұрын

I wish they kept these ancient Roman and Greek names today.

@user-tg3tj2nq6v 2 ай бұрын

They are the original on Greek! Greek language is not dead. Greeks use them.

@oolooo 16 күн бұрын

2:14 This story reminds us of the necesity for brotherhood among Latins and Hellenics .

@vanfja 12 күн бұрын

Yes unity in the Church and the proper understanding of the faith. Not unity between Christians and heretics. Polycarp was against heretics.

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that partial information is given. How about the part where Ignatious writes in his letter to the Smryneans, " “wherever Jesus Christ is, there is the Catholic Church”. Or where he says "“Take ye heed, then, to have but one Eucharist. For there is one flesh of our Lord Jesus Christ, and one cup to [show forth] the unity of His blood; one altar; as there is one bishop, along with the presbytery and deacons”. If you are going to read the ECF's read everything and read it in context. Don't cherry pick them or the Bible.

@sammygomes7381 9 ай бұрын

If I may correct you, it was "catholic church" a small "c" as it was talking about a universal church and it was used as an adjective as the "Catholic church had not yet been started which would have been used as a noun and speak of a different church other than Christ's church. What I find interesting is when they translate that statement why do they use English for all the words except for "catholic" instead of using the translation which would be "universal."

@saintpolycarp8197 9 ай бұрын

@@sammygomes7381 The point being that the title Catholic Church/ Ekklesia Katolika was the Church that Jesus and the Apostles established. The name helped to differentiate it from the false pretenders like the Gnostics. Any real catholic church can trace it's roots directly back to the Apostles. Called Apostolic succession. If your church can't do that then it's a false man made church like all of the Protestant groups that came from the 16th century onward.

@sammygomes7381 9 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197 Sorry my friend but the Catholic church did not exist, nor did Christ teach Catholic teachings. The books of Acts is pretty clear the first followers were called Christians and followed "the Way", not a man-made dogma. Even a cursory reading of the New Testament will reveal that the Catholic Church does not have its origin in the teachings of Jesus or His apostles. In the New Testament, there is no mention of the papacy, worship/adoration of Mary (or the immaculate conception of Mary, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, or Mary as co-redemptrix and mediatrix), petitioning saints in heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture. As one can see the origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, as recorded in the New Testament.

@saintpolycarp8197 9 ай бұрын

@@sammygomes7381 Your post shows you have no idea about Church history in the first few centuries and no understanding of Catholic beliefs or many of the things that the NT and OT teach about the Church as it was organized by Christ and the Apostles. The followers of Christ under the leadership of the Apostles were first called Christians in Antioch. That is specifically stated in the NT. That same Church started to call itself the Catholic Church at the turn of the century. Many of the Bishops of the Catholic Church were actually taught the faith by the Apostles and chosen to lead the Church by the Apostles. Not everything Christ and the Apostles taught was written according to scripture. Yet scripture also says that everything they taught had to be followed whether it was written or not. " petitioning saints in heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture" is all found in the scriptures. You just have to read them without predjuice.

@sammygomes7381 9 ай бұрын

@@saintpolycarp8197 I have to assume you are talking about the first few centuries before the start of the Catholic church. As for one that had water poured over my forehead, went to catholic school, was an altar boy and attended CDC I knew enough about the Catholic church to know I needed to be born again and saved from its false teaching. If I may correct you the Christian church did not call itself Catholic at the end of the first century as that church was still hundreds of years away. Not one bishop of the Catholic church was taught by an apostle as the Catholic church did not exist. The following are all Catholic tradition and not taught by the apostles. " petitioning saints in heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, are not scriptural. Even a cursory reading of the New Testament will reveal that the Catholic Church does not have its origin in the teachings of Jesus or His apostles. In the New Testament, there is no mention of the papacy, worship/adoration of Mary (or the immaculate conception of Mary, the perpetual virginity of Mary, the assumption of Mary, or Mary as co-redemptrix and mediatrix), petitioning saints in heaven for their prayers, apostolic succession, the ordinances of the church functioning as sacraments, infant baptism, confession of sin to a priest, purgatory, indulgences, or the equal authority of church tradition and Scripture. As one can see the origin of the Catholic Church is not in the teachings of Jesus and His apostles, as recorded in the New Testament.

@Rare.99 Жыл бұрын

Polycarp was a literal OG.

@brianwilliams-se5jy Жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to read the epistle Polycarp would write to the RCC today!

@sammygomes7381 Жыл бұрын

He would probably tell you to follow Christ, not the RCC

@brianwilliams-se5jy Жыл бұрын

@@sammygomes7381 totally agree

@tnjdtnjd7162 Жыл бұрын

@@brianwilliams-se5jy and I disagree so where does that leave us? If only Jesus established an authority on the matter-oh right, He did 😉

@brianwilliams-se5jy Жыл бұрын

@@tnjdtnjd7162 Jesus said to follow him, he never said a word about the Roman Catholic Church other than to beware of false teachings. It amazes me how "Catholics" will defend their roman institution and its teaching over that of Jesus.

@tnjdtnjd7162 Жыл бұрын

@@brianwilliams-se5jy we have an unbroken succession that we can trace back to Peter-2000yrs-u have 500yrs of anti-Christian tradition with Luther’s revolution-now there are 40k denominations and yet Jesus wanted unity-good luck to you 👍🏻

@BloodCovenant Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@KC-sb2sm Жыл бұрын

No mention of bishops at the time because elders and bishops are the same. He was an elder which is always plural per congregation. Bishops, elders, and overseers are synonymous in NT scripture.

@KC-sb2sm Жыл бұрын

@WeaponOfChoice acts 14:23 Paul and Barnabas established Elders (plural) in every church. 3 Greek words in NT refer to same position. Episcope ,poimen, presbyteros. 1 Timothy 3:1 overseer (episcope) acts 14:23 (presbyteros) Ephesians 4:11 shepherds (poimen). No place in NT is there a single elder in a congregation implied. Man’s departure from that started the breaking away from Christ church to form denominations.

@chadsmith5551 Жыл бұрын

Bishops and Elders are different offices. They have different duties and responsibilities, even though they possess similar authority.

@KC-sb2sm Жыл бұрын

@@chadsmith5551 not according to the New Testament. Catholic doctrine has set that up. Early Christian teachings before Catholicism had no such differences.

@CYC_JP Жыл бұрын

@@KC-sb2sm The word "Elders" is the English translation of the word "presbuteros", which means presbyters. Office of presbyter is distinctive from the office of Bishop, as St Ignatius of Antioch made that distinction very clear: "as there is one bishop, along with the presbytery and deacons". So you are wrong, elders and bishops are not the same.

@KC-sb2sm Жыл бұрын

@@CYC_JP one can only trust inspired writers in biblical matters, your reference is not recognized or ever claimed to be inspired of God. (2 Timothy 3:16). No inspired writer ever made a distinction. You have a choice to choose scripture over opinion, it is wise to chose scripture

@sensiblechristian9791 Жыл бұрын

I have an issue with his argument about Easter. Polycarp did not have a disagreement about what day Easter is on, but rather he had a disagreement about Passover. Rome practiced the pagan holiday of Easter and Polycarp did Passover. These two things are not the same. Rome did Easter, which was not and is not biblical, but pagan, and Polycarp being a disciple of John practiced Passover. Passover is biblical and was widely practiced and taught by the apostles of Jesus and their disciples. Rome changed Passover not Jesus.

@anthonymarlowe6986 Жыл бұрын

No pagan jewish imaginary been Jesus never existed.

@GR65330 Жыл бұрын

Not quite.... Easter was celebrated in both the west and the east as Jesus became our Paschal sacrifice and for the Christians, the OT Passover ended and replaced by Christ's own sacrifice. Easter has always been about the resurrection of Jesus and there is nothing pagan about that.

@anthonymarlowe6986 Жыл бұрын

@@GR65330 Stop telling evil lies 🤥 Esters is a pagan festival go's back to the resurrection of sumerian goddess lnanna queen of heaven 4000 years BCE before the jews ever existed. Jews copy this made into their own Jesus story. Sargon of Akkad is the original moses story jews copy this made it into their own moses story Yahweh is the name of a sumerian pagan god. Sumerian books of palsm sumerian books of Eccleslssticus Sumerian book of proverbs Sumerian books of wisdom sumerian books of Job sumerian poems sumerian laws. Jews are not a distinct race of people originally people's from mesopotama surmerians civilization sumer Iraq 🇮🇶 which was once part of the Egyptian empire latter conquered by the Babylonian who would adopted the goddess lnanna and call lshtar same with the Assyrians lshtar Babylonian failed to conquer Egypt. Some of these people's of mesopotama started their own pagan religion club stealing the name yahweh moving around the region making up a new title calling themselves Israel. Telling evil lies 🤥 they was enslaved by the Egyptian by the babylonian Solomon never existed and Solomon temple never destroyed by Babylonian. Abraham moses Joshua David Solomon Jesus fictional characters who never existed. Zionist religion is pagan like all religion is pagan Zionist religion is built on sumerians creation mytholog and other pagan religions jews have done identity theft from sumerian creation mytholog and other pagan religions. Jesus who never existed falsely prophesied his return 2000 years ago CE it never happened it's evil lies from the pagan zionist bible. Stories in the old and new testament are not true are evil zionist lies racist jewish scribes wrote these evil lies and racist literature in the pagan zionist bible not European. If any white European would have written that book it would have been banned. Jews are middle eastern Asian they can get away with it always said that the ethics races are the most racists. Pagan zionist bible was written by anonymous authors you know what that means anonymous authors Greg . Remember all pagan religions are written by anonymous authors not by some imaginary been who never ever speak for itself but only in people's heads always in there's heads and supertious claims that never happened.

@anthonymarlowe6986 Жыл бұрын

@@GR65330 Do you read your pagan zionist bible or just skip verses or just ignorant. Disthonesty of Christians like yourself telling evil lies 🤥.

@anthonymarlowe6986 Жыл бұрын

@@GR65330 Paul never existed fictional characters who hear imaginary been Jesus who never existed. The latter excuted by Nero no historical evidence no archaeological evidence. Evil lies from the pagan zionist bible.

@JeffKeller-lc4cl 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@davidpauldsouza3158 Жыл бұрын

What are you expecting from Rome or Roman catholic

@berlinjw36 6 ай бұрын

Polycarp hated Catholicism and Judaism

@isjesusreallyreal_willjesu3614 4 ай бұрын

I love Polycarp! I LOVE the way Christians were in the 1st century, as opposed to the unloving Christians of Dr. John MacArthur's type today.

@ashadowawhisper 5 ай бұрын

Brother, John did not address the seven churches… CHRIST did. Go back and reread Revelation. How could you mislead people? Brothers and sisters THIS is why you must STUDY and read, and reread the Word… that’s a pretty important mistake. They were not trying to figure out when to celebrate “Easter”… they kept the Passover פסח with the Jews because the early Adat was Jewish with Gentiles, not Gentiles with a sprinkling of Jews.

@masozimwenifumbo3080 5 ай бұрын

It was indeed the Glorious resurrected Christ Jesus who was addressing His Churches

@masozimwenifumbo3080 5 ай бұрын

And there is no Easter in the Holy Bible but Passover.

@13kimosabi13 5 ай бұрын

IMO => and I believe God’s word agrees (please study for yourself) => there were no gentiles as people believe today. Certainly, Jews with a smattering of uncircumcised Israelites, a few Proselytes, some single mothers and the occasional Greek or Samaritan. Some followed John the Baptist, some Apollos, some Jesus, some Peter, some Paul….. But no one remotely like those who think they are the church or BOC today……NO ONE!!!

@danielteixeira568 5 ай бұрын

John wrote Revelation inspired by the Holy Spirit and the angel of God, who came to John comanded by Jesus. Revelation didnt wrote itself. So its pretty clear that Jesus send a message throughout John to the Church of Esmyrna. God bless you.😊

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

@@masozimwenifumbo3080It is in the bible, but only to describe how pagans termed and misunderstood the Passover.

@rachelkewley2976 5 ай бұрын

Ty for this. You may want to change "poper doctrine" to "proper doctrine" at the end.

@arabniga 5 ай бұрын

Where do you get all your icon pictures for the videos? They are very clear and high quality.

@Diego-lf7dm 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful Catholic History

@lewiscarey1593 Ай бұрын

Noooooo!!! This CHRISTIAN history!!! catholic church wasn't around SORRY!!!!

@raedwulf61 5 ай бұрын

Interesting video! But you got the location of Smyrna wrong twice on the maps.

@pw7712 4 күн бұрын

I may be seeing this incorrectly, so my apologies if I am: at 48 seconds, Smyrna is not shown on the west coast of modern Turkey, but, instead, on the west coast of modern Greece. Not a big deal, but just if you want to edit it for showing it on the western part of modern Turkey where Izmir is now located.

@marionmarcetic7287 Жыл бұрын

What About Origen??? I Would Like To Hear About Him Too!!!🙏🙏🙏💖🕯️💖🕯️💖🕯️😘😍🥰❤️❣️❣️💝💝💝💞💓💕✝️🛐✝️🛐🇨🇦🇮🇱🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🗽🗽🗽‼️

@lyfe_of_lai Жыл бұрын

Man Origen was crazy LOL

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

Only the legacy of true Christians get preserved.

@kristian.kalmanlehto 4 ай бұрын

Good information about Polycarp. Just take away the horrible background music.

@daguroswaldson257 3 ай бұрын

Polycarp is awesome! He reminds me a lot of me as I want different Christians of different denominations to get along. But I have no patience for heretics like Judaizers, Mormons, and Jehovah's Witnesses.

@manuscus6289 Жыл бұрын

Great video! At the end is that a type o on proper doctrine it’s spelled poper ? Thanks it’s at 11:50

@TheologyAcademy Жыл бұрын

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@st.christopher4854 2 ай бұрын

I believe Polycarp was the 1st bishop of Smyrna while St. John wrote that church in Revelation. Can anyone confirm that? I know St. Irenaeus (also from Smyrna) heard Polycarp preach who was a very old man when St. Irenaeus was a young boy.

@Charles-be8nc 5 ай бұрын

A sound of a rushing wind

@glennpesti6519 Жыл бұрын

Amen

@Turner.1 Жыл бұрын

interesting

@HardRockMaster7577 6 ай бұрын

I wanted to enjoy and digest your information in your video better, but, I have to tell you (and I love music) that I found the background music that you used in your video to be annoying, and somewhat distracting. I will watch your video again, with the sound muted and the CC on, at a slower speed to read the captions, to gain a better comprehension of the important material you are presenting. I have watched hundreds of educational videos on KZbin, but I found the strange background music you added not helpful. That said, I Thank You for the work you put into your video and the information about these early times in the Churches history.

@mbabbitt98011 6 ай бұрын

Good summary of Polycarp. FYI: at the end you have "Proper" Behavior but "Poper" Doctrine. You might want to fix that if you can.

@Merkedupon223 4 ай бұрын

It hurts me deeply the martyrdom. It scares me beyond belief.

@katherineking3174 5 ай бұрын

Remember that ALL who came to the tomb that Sunday found an empty place!!!

@chris1john99 5 ай бұрын

Elders are the leaders of the local body

@DedicatedtoYAH Жыл бұрын

Polycarp didn’t compromise and held to the Written Word. Celebrating YAHS appointed times which do not change. He did not celebrate traditions of men. Passover, Unleavened Bread and First Fruits Resurrection of Messiah Yeshua is what he held to in memorial of Yeshua

@TheCrusades1099 29 күн бұрын

11:36 "Proper" Not "Poper" excellent videos!

@geraldjohnson8871 6 ай бұрын

This only proves the difference between the "Roman Catholic Church" and the "Original Catholic Church" Which was and is Not the Same.! "The difference is in Rome".!! AMEN.

@georgepierson4920 6 ай бұрын

If they stayed in Jerusalem, you would still attack the Church.

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

And the difference is that the first Christians were not trinitarians.

@geraldjohnson8871 5 ай бұрын

@@ralphowen3367 @r o3367. well r, Jesus said to pray to our Father in Heaven, and that the Comforter (Holy Ghost) would visit the them after he was ascended to Heaven,.! If that is Not Trinity then what would you say it is.? AMEN. One God three distinct Personalities.

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

@@geraldjohnson8871 The three that God is can be found in I Jn. 5:7. Jesus is that one (Mic. 2:10) Everlasting Father --Is. 9:6. He told the disciples in John 14:18 that he would not leave them comfortless, but that he would come to them (as the Comforter). You need to get beyond the traditions of men which innovated the Trinity, otherwise it becomes a spiritual stronghold.

@CJBeez1 Жыл бұрын

How old was Polycarp when he became a Christian...4 or 5 years old?

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

No. No Christian ever becomes one until he is finished with his life of sinning. Childhood and youth are vanity said King Solomon, which means they are sinners until near adulthood.

@rodneycruz4850 6 күн бұрын

Early Church Fathers were lost.

@salancy3279 Жыл бұрын

💐✝️💐❤️

@jerryjamify Жыл бұрын

Did polycarp really use the term Easter?

@TheDotDetective Жыл бұрын

No Easter is a pagan term.

@tongakhan230 Жыл бұрын

The term Easter came up with the absorption of church by the state. Easter is from pagan sources. Not found in the Bible. Doubtful Polycarp could have used that word.

@EcclesiastesLiker-py5ts Жыл бұрын

Not at that time.

@STho205 Жыл бұрын

Easter is an Anglo Saxon word from the Oestre of the Angles in Germania and Volga. However since the narrator is speaking English he would use an English word. As you do Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday...english equivalents of old names in paganry: Woden, Thor, Frigga, Saturn, Sola...some which were tutonic substitutes for Roman gods. Latins use Pasca or variants. We don't know where Easter or Oestre came from. There is one sentence in an ancient linguistic manuscript that is based on a guess. The rest is modern imagination and much ado about nothing

@saintpolycarp8197 Жыл бұрын

Easter is an English word for what the Catholic Church has always call the day of Ressurection, Pascha. Polycarp would have called it Pascha or the Greek equivalent.

@henrytucker7189 5 ай бұрын

I like how he quotes from the book of Tobit in his letter to the Philippians... and commends them for their knowledge of Sacred Scripture. Hmmmm...

@createwithme5458 19 күн бұрын

Can any theologians verify if this channel is a reputable source??

@GeoBBB123 5 ай бұрын

The Easter thing is a little strange. It is actually appears to be the Orthodox nowadays who celebrate Easter the first Sunday after the end of passover (at least as far as I can determine based on the last few years).

@parada6719 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm....No mention of popery by the church fathers. I wonder why?🤔🤔🤔

@ashandezoysa2133 7 ай бұрын

Read Clement of Rome (2nd century ) eusebius the historian ( 4th century) , Irenaius ( 2nd or 3rd century) .. they will tell you all about Popery .. I think it was eubius who lists out all the names of the popes starting from Peter .. if I'm not mistaken Irenaius does it too

@Polycarp-c9x 10 ай бұрын

Namesake, and i find myself in his shoes!, mine would have been worst after what happened to me in italy and london last year.

@DipsyDoodleDaisy 5 ай бұрын

My goodness..the background music is soooo annoying. It’s all I hear in my earbud. 😭

@remnantministries9398 5 ай бұрын

Polycarp in his collection of New Testament books did not include the book of Revelation. Rather curious don't you think?

@rodrogers6895 Жыл бұрын

The fire couldn’t burn the body, but then the executioner burned it later? Sounds like a fable to me.

@ronaldlammers2774 Жыл бұрын

There was an old lady in Vietnam who protected me from some people who tried to force me to make an idolatrous sacrifice. I am a pastor who sponsored her daughter and her family. When she died several years later, they tried to cremate her body, but after three days in the fire, her body still did not burn. God still protects his own. Until this, she had been Buddhist but that day decided for Christ. This story was told to me by her grandson who was there at the time and saw it.

@ChristopherPatton-r8n 5 ай бұрын

So did Polycarp refer to NIsan 14 as "Easter" or as Passover, which day it was, when they took the Passover to commemorate the Lord's death til He come. (I Cor. 11:26)

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

From what I have seen, one has to take the purported words of the early non- trinitarian apostles with a grain of salt. Bishop Lightfoot of England translated one or more of these true believers from the 2nd century and added phrases such as (so and so) "practiced righteousness", or something similar. But the bible never says a just person " practices" anything. Only unjust men practice. Besides, Lightfoot was trinity and chummy with Westcott, the scripture twister who fomented and produced the corrupt Revised Version, which led to other errant versions which did violence to the Law of God.

@avitusrwegoshora939 6 ай бұрын

He is asleep in the Lord!

@johnnyd1327 15 күн бұрын

The apostolic fathers promoted the obedience to the law (Torah). I notice that the person who did this video left out that most important aspect of early Christian teachings, the exact same teachings as Jesus, the importance of obedience to the law (Torah)

@vanfja 12 күн бұрын

Um, not blind obedience to the Law. The apostles sorted this out much earlier. The problem with the Judaizers wanting all Christians to get circumcised was repealed. When the Apostles gathered, Paul’s stance was what the Apostles eventually all adopted. Jesus came to fulfill the Law. Some of the law was specific for the Old Testament jews specifically ti keep them alive and in the the true faith of God and not fall into idolatry, such as circumcision, not eating certain meats, not making images. But the Apostles explain all this and how The gentiles and Christians do not need to follow parts of the law which were meant only for the Jews up to the point when the messiah came and fulfilled the law.

@johnnyd1327 12 күн бұрын

@@vanfja I suggest you do some research into the original Greek scriptures, especially concerning Paul. Paul in Galatians was speaking of his former ways of Judaism, as he was formerly part of the circumcision party, where they taught that circumcision was salvational, the first step of a proselyte. Paul spends the entire book trying to explain to these new converts that circumcision is the final step, uses examples of Abraham, as it’s the FINAL step, an outward sign of being in covenant because once circumcised you were obliged to keep the entire Torah (law) that concerns you. This took the Hebrews years to learn from the age of 3 to adulthood to understand Torah, how could a Greek convert learn the Torah in even a few years? The loosely translated word “tradition” into English is the Greek word “paradosis” which means the oral Torah. The oral Torah is what Pharisees claim, that Moses was given 2 Torahs on mount sinai, a written and and oral Torah, the oral Torah is what the Pharisees taught and still teach today, it’s called the takanot. This is why the Pharisees claimed that Jesus broke the Torah, yet he ONLY broke the oral Torah and NEVER the written Torah. This is why Jesus said to observe ALL what the Pharisees spoke whilst on the seat of Moses (because they read from the Torah whilst on the seat) and not to do as they do, because they taught their oral Torah which nullified the written Torah. This is the MAIN reason why the Pharisees sought to kill Jesus, because he taught them that ONLY the written Torah was to be kept and this threatened the power of the Pharisees over the people. If you learn the front of your bible then you will understand the new testament especially when it comes to Paul as he was a professor in the both types of Torah and you need to understand the differences between the two of them so that you are NOT led into lawlessness as Peter tries to warn people in 2Peter 3, about unlearned people twisting the words of Paul

@johnnyd1327 12 күн бұрын

@@vanfja also the word “fulfilled” in the Greek is pleroo which means to fully preach, expound and walk out, which Jesus did, he explained where sin originated, in the heart. Paul expounds on this in Corinthians, showing the ONLY difference between the two covenants is where they are written, it’s the exact same Torah, but instead of being on tablets of stone, it’s now written on your heart and the Holy Spirit is given to help believers keep the Torah as prophesied by Jeremiah 31::33-34 and Ezekiel 11:19-20 and 36:26-27

@johnnyd1327 11 күн бұрын

@ no where in scripture does it mention anything that you claim. Christ did not fulfill ALL the law, that is impossible because some of the law is for priests, some for farmers, some for women. NEVER did Christ or the apostle make all food clean and circumcision in NOT idolatry, it’s a commandment of God. The apostle didn’t adopt Paul’s teachings, Paul had to continue to come before the apostles to get their guidance on matters. Paul taught the importance of the law and its relevance, it’s people who don’t understand the law that twist Paul’s words as they don’t understand the meanings behind the words. Your comment shows the lack of your knowledge of scripture. Stop listening to FALSE teachers and start reading the bible

@markaraujo06 Жыл бұрын

if God 1 trillion percent truthfully & honestly cares about my poor deaf life in usa. Where is my miracle of free one billion usd dollars now 03/11/2023 i waited years of God's own heart to prove it

@antoniosilvestrojr. Жыл бұрын

God knows, better than all of us, what is best for us. This life will go by so fast compared to eternity. Stay humble, and strong in the faith, and trust God's Sovereignty.

@TheDotDetective Жыл бұрын

Your deafness may seem as a punishment, but only God knows why you have this affliction. God says His ways are not our ways. Count the ways you are rich...you can walk and talk? You can take care of yourself? Serve God the way you are and perhaps you will learn how rich you are.

@wungabunga 6 ай бұрын

It’s your blindness that should concern you.

@Bobbychildree 5 ай бұрын

The church of Smyrna was not directly addressed by John in chapters 2 and 3 of Revelation. The letter to Smyrna is clearly marked as “from Jesus Christ”, so the address to the church was actually from Jesus Christ. John was just the scribe, as it reads.

@jmdsservantofgod8405 Жыл бұрын

He can’t be a saint…..he doesn’t have that ring around his head! 😂😂😂😂

@metalapologetics9285 Жыл бұрын

😂

@teyastable Жыл бұрын

My gosh Im dislexic, I saw “Polycrap” 😢

@Michael_the_Drunkard Жыл бұрын

0:57 Smyrna is on the Anatolian coast, not in Greece.

@michaelicornelius Жыл бұрын

This image of Polycarp has 5 fingers and a thumb - what is that abut?

@ralphowen3367 5 ай бұрын

Perhaps God is showing how foolish it is to draw pictures of what cannot be depicted by art and man's device, as it says in Acts 17:29.

@jeffreygerfen2784 Жыл бұрын

Thus was a good, but short, too short, topic about Polycarp, there was much more to him. When Polycarp went to Rome you said Bishop of Rome, but in the picture you gave the title of the Pope of Rome, which is untrue. There was no “Pope” of Rome in Polycarps time.