«History of the Christian Church in the 1st Century» by Edward Burton
«History of the Christian Church in the 1st Century» by Edward Burton
English | EPUB | 0.9 MB
English | EPUB | 0.9 MB
THE Kingdom of Christ, or the Church of Christ, may be said to date its beginning from the time when the Head of that Church and Kingdom rose in triumph from the grave. The Son of God, as He Himself informs us, had shared His Father's glory before the world was; and the scheme of redemption had been laid in the counsels of God, from the time of the promise being given, that the seed of the woman should bruise the serpent's head: but this gracious and merciful scheme had not been fully developed to mankind, till Jesus Christ appeared upon earth, and died upon the cross…