READINGS FOR JANUARY 11-17
Sunday, Jan. 11 - Lord's Day
Monday, Jan. 12 - Tertullian, Apology, chapters XXXIX-XLV
Tuesday, Jan. 13 - Apology, chaps. XLVI-L (end)
Wednesday, Jan. 14 - On Idolatry, chaps. I-IX
Thursday, Jan. 15 - On Idolatry, chaps. X-XV
Friday, Jan. 16 - On Idolatry, chaps. XVI-XXIV (end)
Saturday, Jan. 17 - De Spectaculis, chaps. I-VIII
Monday, Jan. 12 - Tertullian, Apology, chapters XXXIX-XLV
Tuesday, Jan. 13 - Apology, chaps. XLVI-L (end)
Wednesday, Jan. 14 - On Idolatry, chaps. I-IX
Thursday, Jan. 15 - On Idolatry, chaps. X-XV
Friday, Jan. 16 - On Idolatry, chaps. XVI-XXIV (end)
Saturday, Jan. 17 - De Spectaculis, chaps. I-VIII
posted by Wes Callihan at
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5 Comments:
Greetings. The last chapters of the Apology give a great defense of Christian martyrs. Am I wrong in seeing a bit of earning salvation in "that he may obtain from God complete forgiveness, by giving in exchange his blood? For that secures the remission of all offences." (Chapter L p.55 bottom of second column)
Greetings. The last chapters give a good defense of Christian martyrs.
Am I wrong in seeing a bit of earning one's salvation in "that he may obtain from God complete forgiveness, by giving in exchange his blood? For that secures the remission of all offences."Or does he perhaps mean that a Christian being willing to die for his faith is evidence of the fullness of God's grace?
Just trying to sort out truth from error here.
Karen, it does seem a little ambiguous but I want to go with your second interpretation, and not just because I want to - in other places in T's writings he seems to give a ringing defense of sola fide, and while it's not in reformational terminology it's not vague either. I think we'll run across that passage later.
Thanks. I'll keep an eye out for it, but please point it out to me in case I miss it.
In Chapter X I thought the arguments for and against teaching literature were interesting. Schools must have been pretty bad. How would you answer his argument about a teacher commending the false gods just by teaching about them. He seems to say that just naming them "gods" is giving them honor which a Christian should not do. My thinking is that a Christian literature teacher should expose them for what they are: false and demonic.
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