—Ignatius of Antioch, Epistle to the Ephesians, ch. 10
The above quote from Ignatios of Antioch's Epistle to the Ephesians was left as the twenty-second comment on a blog post chronicling the adventures of a wandering, moneyless tribe consisting of a "moneyless" philosopher and three young companions, members of the "Jesus Christian" cult. The comments began as a friendly questioning of the assertions and actions of this group by three followers of Jesus who are well-acquainted with the "philosopher." His responses gradually led the discussion to an impasse, and the addition of a couple of verbal ruffians made matters worse. The string of comments can be seen as a contemporary example of the kind of confrontation that we read about in early Christian history. We are still, as C. S. Lewis observed, "the early Christians," so we can expect to be handled in the same way that they were.
The hyperlink above takes you to that post.
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