What did the Ancient Church Teach? : An Exposition of the Teachings of the Ancient Church on the Core Non Negotiable Tenets of the Christian Faith

By Bruneau, Pierre, Michel

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Title:	What did the Ancient Church Teach? : An Exposition of the Teachings of the Ancient Church on the Core Non Negotiable Tenets of the Christian Faith
Author:	Bruneau, Pierre, Michel
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Religion, Church history
Collections:	Authors Community, Christianity
Historic Publication Date:	2017
Publisher:	Self published

Member Page:	Pierre Bruneau
Citation APA MLA Chicago Michel Bruneau, B. P. (2017). What did the Ancient Church Teach? : An Exposition of the Teachings of the Ancient Church on the Core Non Negotiable Tenets of the Christian Faith. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.cc/

Description
This book serves as both a biblical defense of essential Christian doctrine and an exposition of the writings of the early church on those biblical doctrines. In a time when those essential doctrines called into question, and 500 years after the Protestant Reformation, this book aims to confirm the faith of believers when the faith is being attacked from all every directions by pointing to unchanging essential gospel truth. This book also aims to demonstrate this truth to those who oppose it or may not have heard it.

Summary
Starting with the foundation principles of the Protestant Reformation to essential truths about God, the Trinity, Jesus Christ, his death, resurrection, ascension and future return, this book demonstrates these truth from Scripture and their enduring impact throughout the early history of the church. The book then refutes some contrary doctrines and heresies by showing how they fundamentally contradict the Scriptures or undermine essential gospel truth.

Excerpt
"But what is the law of faith? It is, being saved by grace. Here he shows God's power, in that He has not only saved, but has even justified, and led them to boasting, and this too without needing works, but looking for faith only" (John Chrysostom, Homilies on Romans, Homily 7, commenting on Romans chapter 3:27. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff).

Table of Contents
PART 1: DEMONSTRATION THAT THE ANCIENT CHURCH FIRMLY BELIEVED THE NON NEGOTIABLE TENETS OF THE REFORMATION -Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………...1 -On Sola Scriptura…………………………………………………………………………….1 -On Sola Fide………………………………………………………………………………...24 -On Sola Gratia………………………………………………………………………………51 -On Solus Christus…………………………………………………………………………...90 -On Soli Deo Gloria………………………………………………………………………...103 PART 2: ON OTHER ESSENTIAL CHRISTIAN DOCTRINES -On the Canon and Inspiration of Scripture: (and Proof That Not All the Church Fathers Held to the Apocryphal Books as Canonical)………………………………………………………………………...113 -On the Trinity………………………………………………………………………………136 -On Creation………………………………………………………………………………...167 -On the Fall of Man and Original Sin/Total Depravity……………………………………..184 -On the Virgin Birth of Christ………………………………………………………………195 -On the Divinity and Humanity of Christ…………………………………………………...211 -On the Penal Substitutionary Atonement of Christ………………………………………...240 -On the Resurrection of Christ……………………………………………………………...283 -On the Ascension of Christ………………………………………………………………...289 -On the Conversion of Sinners……………………………………………………………...293 -On the Second Coming of Christ and the Final Judgment…………………………………304 PART 3: REFUTATION OF GOSPEL DENYING HERESIES -Against the Murder of Abortion…………………………………………………………...342 -Against Homosexuality…………………………………………………………………….365 -Against Divorce and Adultery……………………………………………………………..375 -Against the False Doctrine of Purgatory…………………………………………………...387 -Against the Necessity of Legalistic Sabbath Keeping……………………………………..400 -Against the Necessity of Physical Water Baptism for Salvation…………………………..407 -Against Idolatry and False Worship………………………………………………………..437 -Against False Doctrines about Mary……………………………………………………….446 -Against Transubstantiation and the Concept of the Mass as a Sacrifice for Sins………….458 -Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………490 APPENDICES -Appendix A: Augustine‘s Sermon on Matthew 3:13………………………………………497 -Appendix B: Homily of John Chrysostom on Romans 1:26-27…………………………...506 -Appendix C: Homily XX of John Chrysostom on Ephesians……………………………...511