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August 23, 2015 By Fr. John A. Peck

A Good, Old Fashioned Gnostic Beatdown

St. Ireneaus of Lyon, terror of gnostics, crusher of heresyby Fr. Patrick Henry ReardonIn the second century, Irenaeus, the second bishop of Lyons, explicitly asked-with respect to the eternal Word -"for what purpose did he come down?" ( Against the Heresies 2.14.7).And the answer:"that he might … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Reardon, Patrick Fr., Sermon Resources Tagged With: death, devil, gnostic, Resurrection, sin, st. irenaeus of lyons

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