“Stand fast in the faith and love one another and don’t let our suffering cause you to stumble.”
Perpetua, a young mother martyred in the area in the city of Carthage in 203 AD.
Link to the podcast (Episode 5) on Perpetua here
Second Century:
When the local governor asked Polycarp to deny Christ and promised to release him from impending execution, the choice for martyrdom was made and the reply came:
“Eighty-six years have I served Him, and He has never done me injury; how then can I now blaspheme my King and Savior.”
Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, circa 155 AD.
As March begins, join us as we march through 21 centuries of church history with 21 quotes, one from each century.
First Century:
“ I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end.” Jesus Christ (Revelation 22:13 ESV)