EMINENT CHRISTIANS, YES; BUT EVERY LIFE HAS MEANING
Although my list of Eminent Christians has focused on well-known figures (and some not so well-known), I would not wish to give the impression that only such are vital for the kingdom and its advance.
I take it as a cardinal rule of doing church history—see Romans 16:1-16 and 1 Corinthians 12 for corroboration—that every believer’s life is of value and has meaning and plays a role. I suspect that this is why I am just as interested in men like Eusebius of Samosata, Hercules Collins and William Fraser as I am in Basil of Caesarea, Benjamin Keach and Robert Haldane.
I take it as a cardinal rule of doing church history—see Romans 16:1-16 and 1 Corinthians 12 for corroboration—that every believer’s life is of value and has meaning and plays a role. I suspect that this is why I am just as interested in men like Eusebius of Samosata, Hercules Collins and William Fraser as I am in Basil of Caesarea, Benjamin Keach and Robert Haldane.
Eusebius of Samosata? Was he a shortstop for the Montreal Expos?
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Anonymous |
12:29 p.m.
Thank you for pointing out the significance of passages like Romans 16, Dr. Haykin. I am thankful for the sermons that my pastor has preached on the lesser known figures of the New Testmant. They aided Paul and served the Kingdom even if they are not featured prominently in the narratives.
You have given us a simple but important post on what part of the mission statement of a Church historian should be: to not only study the famous but also the obscure so that the Church may be edified by their godly wisdom and examples.
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Adam |
11:41 p.m.