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To: hope_dies_last
St Justin Martyr. (110-165 AD). Justin lived from the close of the apostolic era and into the sub-apostolic era. He is thus an important link of Christian teachings for the second century AD. Like Ignatius, Justin eventually was martyred for his Christian faith by the Romans but thankfully he left to posterity volumes of writings about Christian life, belief and worship. below are some of the topics St Justin Martyr wrote about as genuine Christianity in his day.

Weekly (Sunday) Worship of the Christians:

“And we afterwards continually remind each other of these things. And the wealthy among us help the needy; and we always keep together; and for all things wherewith we are supplied, we bless the Maker of all through His Son Jesus Christ, and through the Holy Ghost. And on the DAY CALLED SUNDAY, all who live in cities or in the country gather together to one place (Church), and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read (Epistles and Gospel readings in Church), as long as time permits; then, when the reader has ceased, the president verbally instructs, and exhorts to the imitation of these good things (Sermon).

Then we all rise together and pray (Liturgy), and, as we before said, when our prayer is ended, bread and WINE AND WATER are brought, and the president in like manner offers prayers and thanksgivings, according to his ability (Priestly prayer of Holy Eucharist), and the people assent, saying Amen; and there is a distribution to each (Holy Communion), and a participation of that over which thanks have been given (Consecrated Host), and to those who are absent a portion is sent by the deacons. And they who are well to do, and willing, give what each thinks fit (free will gifts); and what is collected is deposited with the president (Bishop/priest), who succours the orphans and widows and those who, through sickness or any other cause, are in want, and those who are in bonds and the strangers sojourning among us, and in a word takes care of all who are in need.

BUT SUNDAY is the day on which we all hold our common assembly (Church), because it is the first day on which God, having wrought a change in the darkness and matter, made the world; and Jesus Christ our Saviour on the same day rose from the dead. For He was crucified on the day before that of Saturn (Saturday); and on the day after that of Saturn, which is the day of the Sun, having appeared to His apostles and disciples, He taught them these things, which we have submitted to you also for your consideration.” ibid, p. 185/6

28 posted on 02/28/2011 8:49:47 AM PST by johngrace (God so loved the world so he gave his only son! Praise Jesus and Hail Mary!)
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http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/9293.htm


29 posted on 02/28/2011 8:50:26 AM PST by johngrace (God so loved the world so he gave his only son! Praise Jesus and Hail Mary!)
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If Yeshua was crucified on Saturday, and raised on Sunday, how do you reconcile that he prophecied that he would be “three days and three nights” in the tomb? “As Jonah was in the belly of the great fish, so shall the Son of man also be.”


152 posted on 02/28/2011 12:20:30 PM PST by runninglips (government debt = slavery of the masses)
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