For many, the term “ancient” implies drudgery and irrelevance. This book will dispel any such notions. The ancient age brims with interest, instruction, and encouragement for today’s readers. This was an age of miracle-working apostles, fearless martyrs, and stalwart church fathers; an age that preserved the Scriptures, prescribed the creeds, and produced timeless Christian Classics; an age when the church was buffeted by fierce waves of persecution and assailed by heresies of every sort. Through it all, the Lord Jesus Christ, the cornerstone of the church, sovereignly shepherded his beloved church by his word and Spirit.