We pick up again at page 12, and take another look at Harnack, and a figure called Bultmann. This talk examines how Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons, refuted the false teachings of Gnosticism in the 2nd century and defended the orthodox Christian faith handed down from the apostles. The Gnostics promoted a revisionist version of Christianity that abandoned apostolic authority and sacred tradition in favour of new mystical ideas. In his seminal work "Against Heresies," Irenaeus argued for the continuity of truth that could be traced back to the apostles - the "apostolicity" of right doctrine and practice. He showed how the Gnostics departed from this apostolic authority and faith, urging Christians to instead hold fast to the traditions they had first received. Irenaeus serves as an inspiration for Christians who today seek to preserve traditional moral and spiritual values against those who would distort the faith to suit fashionable ideologies. His call to "stand firm in the apostles' doctrine" remains as relevant now as ever. This video highlights why Irenaeus's defense of apostolic Christianity offers a timeless model for upholding truth against error and ensuring an authentic faith is handed down to future generations. Let's explore. Original sources: Saint Irenaeus Against Heresies (Adversus haereses) Complete https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EllDtDLD9neabhyWNekuALmOBFEJb-xo/view?usp=share_link Apostolicity as a Church Response to Gnosticism in Irenaeus - Gook Han Bai _ Thesis https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H3C4BlpsmSxc1KBULkYSR94kgBTJTHy4/view?usp=drive_link Apostolicity as a Church Response to Gnosticism in Irenaeus - Gook Han Bai https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qsqsu9kIhqUCx8TdxFkIA4bfHtzWKrHV/view?usp=drive_link Full Archive - see Atheism folder for reference works: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1BGrC1fxB-ym-ZQ64TtfYEG0vQtYCOIL6?usp=sharing Where Was Your Church before Luther? Claims for the Antiquity of Protestantism Examined S. J. Barnett - Church History: Studies in Christianity and Culture / Volume 68 / Issue 01 / March 1999, https://drive.google.com/file/d/12uOvSr-RbMaY5IJj6qnrX-SAwHOToipw/view?usp=drive_link Join this channel to support the work I do: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiyIXknJOnGXmnYB3UrXaHQ/join Sources for my series on Sharia Law/Fiqh Reliance of the Traveller - Umdat al Salik (Sacred Islamic law) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ByYbgLPhHE4rkyQ-k-ovrQ5l55kEhf9m/view?usp=sharing https://www.dropbox.com/s/0f1ga9cvekt18au/Reliance-of-the-Traveller-AppendixW.pdf Islam - Shared Searchable Online Database: https://1drv.ms/o/s!BJTCgSI6HCcm33ovzTNDT9uPoT7q?e=jdqcMD6DQkG-lAYFnUg45w&at=9 Authentic Seerah and Famous but Unauthentic stories from The Seerah of The Prophet Muhammad https://www.dropbox.com/s/ffjpcc0zn08r1gj/Authentic_Seerah_and_Famous_but_Unauthentic_stories_from_The_Seerah_of_The_Prophet_Muhammad.pdf Please support my work. Contribute via: Stripe - https://donate.stripe.com/3cs17o3uDatG7TObII Revolut - https://www.revolut.me/lloyddejongh/ Ko-Fi - https://ko-fi.com/lloyddejongh PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/LloydDeJongh (Please avoid if possible) Subscribe to my backup channel on BitChute: https://www.bitchute.com/channel/SebmX9Hq1tCF/ Subscribe to my backup channel on LBRY/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@LloydDeJongh Subscribe to my backup channel on Rumble: https://rumble.com/user/LloydDeJongh Subscribe to me on LBRY/Odysee: https://odysee.com/@LloydDeJongh #LloydDeJongh #Christianity #ChurchHistory #EarlyChurch #Irenaeus #SaintIrenaeus #Catholic #CatholicChurch #Gnosticism #Heresy #2ndCentury #GreatApostasy #Christianity #latterdaysaints #johncalvin #calvinism #Mormonism #protestantism #protestant #Catholicism #Heresy #Faith #Religion #Restorationism #ChristianHistory #ChristianDoctrine #HistoricalChristianity #ChristianBeliefs #JesusChrist #Bible #ChristianTheology #ChristianApologetics #Debate #controversy #apostasy #IrenaeusAgainstHeresies #TruthMatters #OrthodoxyOverNovelty #DivineTruthsNotHumanFads #GnosticLiesExposed #KnowTheRealJesus #TheBibleOverSecretKnowledge #TraditionNotMyths #IrenaeusForTheWin #HeresyHuntersUnite ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZB978mbXRM

The First Crusades began during the Middle Ages in the year 1095 as the result of a cry for help against invading Islamic armies. • 460 years after the first Christian city was overrun. • 457 years after Jerusalem was conquered. • 453 years after Egypt was taken from Christendom. • 443 years after Muslim armies invaded and plundered Italy. • 427 years after Muslim armies first laid siege to Christendom's Eastern Capital of Constantinople. • 380 years after Spain was conquered by Muslim armies. • 363 years after France was first invaded by Muslim armies. • 249 years after Rome itself was attacked by Muslim armies (which is why the Vatican has that wall). This was only AFTER four centuries of church burnings, killings, enslavement and forced conversions of Christians. By the time the Crusades began, 3/4 of the Christian world had been conquered and its people forced to convert or enslaved under Islam. Without the sacrifices and the heroic defense of Europe made by • Charles Martel, the Battle of Tours in 732 • The Templar Knights 1129 -1312 • El Cid's reconquest in 1085 • the Venetian fleet at Le Panto 1571 • the Polish and Austrian knights at the Gates of Vienna in 1683 • the Serbian Hajduks fighting off the Ottoman Turks 1804 Europe would have been converted to Islam, like the Middle East and North Africa were During this ongoing jihad that began in the 7th century, 3/4ths of Christendom’s original territory – all of North Africa, Egypt, Greater Syria and Anatolia (Asia Minor, Turkey) – was permanently swallowed up by Islam. Download the PDF: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8c8cyc5fq0svx52/Why%20the%20Crusades%20were%20vital.pdf?dl=0 Please support my work. Contribute via: ⬛ PayPal - https://www.paypal.me/LloydDeJongh ⬛ BTC 1KF8dCNu2MmXyCjC2qpFp18CeTBx9UmneC ⬛ ETH 0x1c8669687d07bb648c2d000faa1f469f43f5d88f ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN220BDs9vQ