Tried by Fire Quotes

“While the Bible was the definitive reference point for settling questions of doctrine and practice, questions not clearly settled by Scripture that were of theological importance were numerous (and difficult), and churches could not always look to precedents in church history as a guide. The difficulty of resolving disputes is evident in an even more serious controversy from the late second century.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Trinity College (Dublin) library,”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“THE CHRISTIANIZATION OF THE KIEVAN RUS”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“to declare that all those things must have been the work not of men but of angels.16”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“The true pinnacle of the illuminated manuscript genre is the Book of Kells, created around 800 in an Irish monastery.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Inverness,”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“The enraged proconsul who heard this ordered him stretched on a wheel, by which all his bones were broken, and then beheaded.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“In 250, Decius required that all citizens of the empire must perform a public sacrifice to the emperor. This sacrifice had to be performed with a Roman magistrate as an eyewitness, and a certificate (a libellus) that the task was done had to be issued as well.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Fabian, the bishop of Rome, was decapitated. Julian, a Christian in Cilicia, in Turkey, was stuffed into a leather bag with a number of serpents and scorpions and then thrown into the ocean.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“The tradition holds that Hippolytus was torn in half by wild horses at this time, as was Martina, “a noble and beautiful” young woman.36 A presbyter named Calepodius was drowned in the Tiber.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Lastly, Callistus granted church membership to individuals from breakaway sects who desired to be part of the Catholic Church but had not performed penance first.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Behold, into how great impiety that lawless one has proceeded, by inculcating adultery and murder at the same time! And withal, after such audacious acts, they, lost to all shame, attempt to call themselves a Catholic Church!”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“The last great dispute of the era was a heavily theological affair between Hippolytus, one of the most influential theologians at Rome, and Callistus, the bishop of that city.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“The Montanists claimed that they were receiving direct revelation, or prophecy, from the Holy Spirit,”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“By Tertullian’s time, the catholic (universal) church was recognized as a collection of any churches that had an affection for each other based on a shared theology passed down from apostolic times.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“where the Apostle John was first plunged, unhurt, into boiling oil, and thence remitted to his island-exile!”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Like Irenaeus, Tertullian defended the apostolic line of succession as the principle for determining true Christian doctrine, claiming that only those churches that were founded and perpetuated in the apostolic lineage were teaching the truth: “all doctrine must be prejudged as false which savours of contrariety to the truth of the churches and apostles of Christ and God.”23 To Tertullian, the church at Rome, having been founded directly by two apostles, was also imbued with a special ability to preserve the correct doctrine:”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“With that, Justin and his comrades were beheaded. Justin won the crown of martyrdom he so desired and is today known as Justin Martyr.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“to God alone we render worship, but in other things we gladly serve you, acknowledging you as kings and rulers of men, and praying that with your kingly power you be found to possess also sound judgment.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years

“Christians in North America and Europe have always looked forward to celebrating Christmas.”
― William J. Bennett, Tried by Fire: The Story of Christianity's First Thousand Years