who said " "the church was founded on the blood of the martyrs"?
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Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, anglicized as Tertullian, (ca. 155–230) was a church leader and prolific author during the early years of Christianity. He was born, lived, and died in Carthage, in what is today Tunisia.\n\nTertullian denounced Christian doctrines he considered heretical, but later in life adopted views that came to be regarded as heretical themselves. He was the first great writer of Latin Christianity, thus sometimes known as the "father of the Latin Church.\n\nTertullian was the first to break the force of such charges as that the Christians sacrificed infants at the celebration of the Lord's Supper and committed incest; he pointed to the commission of such crimes in the pagan world, and then proved by the testimony of Pliny that Christians pledged themselves not to commit murder, adultery, or other crimes; he adduced also the inhumanity of pagan customs, such as feeding the flesh of gladiators to beasts. The gods have no existence, and thus there is no pagan religion against which Christians may offend. Christians do not engage in the foolish worship of the emperors; they do better, they pray for them. Christians can afford to be put to torture and to death, and the more they are cast down the more they grow; "In the blood of the martyrs lies the seed of the Church" (Apologeticum, 1). \n\nIn the De Praescriptione he develops as its fundamental idea that, in a dispute between the Church and a separating party, the whole burden of proof lies with the latter, as the Church, in possession of the unbroken tradition, is by its very existence a guarantee of its truth. \n\nIn his Apologeticus, he was the first Latin author to qualify Christianism as the 'vera religio', and symmetrically relegating the classical Empire religion and other accepted cults as mere 'superstitiones'. Tertullian left the Church of Rome late in his life and joined the heterodox Montanists, thus explaining his failure to attain sainthood.
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You nailed it!\n\nThe fact that there is more opposition to the Catholic Church, and less opposition towards the other Christian denominations, proves the Divine Origin of the Catholic Church.\n\n"Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. \n"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. \nRejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.
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Unfortunately this quote is famous because several knights who were drunk and lingering outside the door overheard this and went to go "help" their king. They killed Thomas Becket and it is said the cut his head off.  The King grief stricken by his good friends death sent the knights to the holy land (Jerusalem), an effective death sentence, to make penance for their crimes against the church and god.\nG
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Hitler was a Roman Catholic, baptized into that religio-political institution as an infant in Austria. He became a communicant and an altar boy in his youth, and was confirmed as a "soldier of Christ" in that church. The worst doctrines of that church never left him. He was steeped in its liturgy, which contained the words, "perfidious Jew." This hateful statement was not removed until 1961. Perfidy means treachery.
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Nicolaus Copernik from Poland. It was known before, but nobody dared to say it. Everybody was horribly afraid of the priests of the Catholic church!!!
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"Bloody" is a contraction of "by our lady", a reference to the virgin Mary.  As with several religious sayings, such as "Jesus Christ", it may be turned into an epithet eventually.  It probably happened during or just after the reign of Henry VIII, who revolted from the Roman Church and placed himself at the head of the Church of England, which has become the Episcopal Church.  Catholics, who had persecuted Protestants previously, were then persecuted by Protestants.  It seems likely that the corruption of "by our lady", a Catholic religious phrase of respect, occurred during this phase of Protestant persecution of Catholics after Henry VIII, and especially during the reign of Elizabeth the first, Henry's daughter by Ann Bolyne, who solidified Protestantism in England during her lengthy reign.  It seems likely that "bloody" came to be seen both as a parody of "by our lady", and as a sign of one's own Protestant loyalties.  Religion, Pal, it's a bloody mess, eh?
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Red .\n As the blood of the victims of the Crusades and the Inquisition and the Conquista .
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Mat 11:12 - \n\n     And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence,  and the violent take it by force. \n\n     [The kingdom of heaven suffereth violence.]  And these words also make for the praise of John.  That he was a very eminent prophet,  and of no ordinary mission or authority,  these things evince;  that from his preaching,  the kingdom of heaven took its beginning,  and it was so crowded into by infinite multitudes,  as if they would take and seize upon the kingdom by violence.  The divine warmth of the people in betaking themselves thither by such numberless crowds,  and with so exceeding a zeal,  sufficiently argued the divine worth both of the teacher and of his doctrine.
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There have been thousands of Christian martyrs over the last 2,000 years.\n\nToday in most western countries, there is very little religious persecution to the point of death. However some people still die for their faith.\n\nOne recent example is Archbishop Oscar Romero: http://www.creighton.edu/CollaborativeMinistry/romero.html\n\nA whole website dedicate to modern martyrs is at: http://www.gospelweb.net/modernmartyrsindex.htm\n\nWith love in Christ.
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Ah good question - as it's oft misquoted...\n\nFrom Revelation 20:\nThen I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it. Earth and sky fled from his presence, and there was no place for them. And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne, and books were opened. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.\n\nBut Christians believe (and I think it's pretty obvious) that:\n\n"for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God"\n\nand:\n\n"For the wages of sin is death"\n\nSo everyone will be found guilty and deserves death.\n\nHowever, Christians believe that Jesus paid the price for us (ie he died in our place) and because we choose to trust in him, He will step in and say - the price has been paid and so they'll get into heaven, not because of anything they have done, but simply because of God's grace.\n\n"Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."\n\nHence, as Christians we should not judge others - because we are no better - we all only get into heaven by grace.  Hence, Jesus saying:\n\n"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven."
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O Christian Martyr Who for Truth could die \nWhen all about thee Owned the hideous lie! \nThe world, redeemed from superstition's sway, \nIs breathing freer for thy sake today. \n--Words written by John Greenleaf Whittier and inscribed on a monument marking the grave of Rebecca Nurse, one of the condemned "witches" of Salem \n\n\nI found a site there's to much to copy and paste so check sorces.
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The church that Christ started is the universal body of believers - all Christians all around the world (regardless of denomination) that have been cleansed by His healing blood. There is no one denomination that Christ started, and I doubt He would endorse any of them.
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Read Acts 6-8 to see how Stephen was REALLY martyred.  See Acts 12 to see how the Apostle James was killed.\n\nYou simply need to read the Book of Acts to get the whole picture of how the early church was persecuted.
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martyrs impressed the romans cause they killed themselves for religion, 12 of jesus's followers went around converting people, it taught good values of life and afterlife
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Upon first glance, I thought this question belonged over in the Chemistry section.  Haha.  \n\nSeriously, I found this excerpt and feel it's contents are highly relevant especially since currently it is that time of year.  The exerpt reads:  \n\n"...Good Friday (pascha staurösimon, parasceve, or paraskeuë _ i. e. the day of preparation for the Israelitic Sabbath _ cæna pura, dies absolutionis, dies salutaris). _ On this day the Church commemorates the Passion of Christ, so that it is the most sad and solemn of all the days in Holy Week. The officiating clergy appear in black vestments, and prostrate themselves before the altar, which still remains stripped. Nor are the candles lighted. After a short pause, the altar is covered with white cloths, and passages of the Old Testament, followed by the history of the Passion from St. John, are read. Next, the Church prays solemnly for all conditions of men, for all the members of the hierarchy, for the prosperity of Christian people, for catechumens, heretics, Jews, and Pagans. Before each prayer the sacred ministers genuflect, except before that for the Jews, when the genuflection. is omitted in detestation of the feigned obeisance with which the Jews mocked Christ. When the prayers are ended, the cross, which has been up to this time covered with black, is exposed to view, "adored" and kissed by clergy and people. [*Here is where you will really want to pay close attention...]  During the adoration the "Improperia" are sung, each improperium being followed by the Trisagion in Greek and in Latin. Improperium is a barbarous word used by Latin writers of a late age, meaning "reproach," and these "reproaches" are addressed in dramatic form by Christ to the Jewish people. They begin with the touching words, "My people, what have I done to thee, wherein have I vexed thee? Answer me." The Trisagion is so called because the word "holy" occurs three times in it: "Holy God, holy [and] strong, holy [and] immortal, have pity on us." It was first introduced at Constantinople, and it is probably because of its Greek origin that it is recited in the Good Friday office in Greek as well as in Latin..."\n\nI hope this helps answer your question.
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Made of ONE blood ALL Nations of Men\n\nActs 17:26And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed and the bounds of their habitation (Gen.11:8-9 below):\n\nI have been giving thought to this -\n\nWhen the Lord confounded the language at the Tower of Babel (Gen.11:1-9 below), I believe that what also accompanied the confounding of the language would have been that with the many languages that were given, the skin pigmentation and features of the people changed according to the languages given, so that when the people were scattered abroad upon the face of all the earth (Gen.11:8-9 below), the skin pigmentation/features went with them to their respective regions of the earth?\n\nGen.11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.\n\nGen.11:2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there.\n\nGen.11:3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter.\n\nGen.11:4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.\n\nGen.11:5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded.\n\nGen.11:6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people [is] one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.\n\nGen.11:7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language (Gen.11:9 below), that they may not understand one another's speech.\n\nGen.11:8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of ALL the earth (Gen.11:9 below): and they left off to build the city.\n\nGen.11:9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth (Gen.11:7 above): and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of ALL the earth (Acts 17:26 above).\n\n\n\nPat (ndbpsa ©)
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Hi captain, I have got some thing for you which goes down to early history.\n\n" Charles only spared the lives of those Saracens[Muslims] who consented to be baptised, the rest he put to the sword."--[History of Charles the Great and Orlando, by Turpin, Vol-I, ch-ii, pg-5]\n\n"....460 years later, when the Holy land reverted to the Christian rule of crusading knight of Europe, the oriental Christians regretted the tolerating Govt. of the Arabian Khalifs."--[Rise and Fall of Roman Empire- GIBBON]\n\n"....A bloody sacrifies was offered by mistaken votaries to the God of the Christian resistance might provoke, but neither sage nor sex could mollify, thier implacable rage, they indulged themselves 3 days in a promisenous massacre. After 70,000 muslims had been put to the sword and the harmless JEWS had been burned in thier Synogogue, they could still reserve a multitude of captives whom interest or lassitude persauded them to spare."--[Rise and Fall of Roman Empire- GIBBON]\n\nThe critical Gibbon coclusively proves that, "...to his Christian subjects, Mohammad readily granted security of thier persons, the freedom of thier trade, the property of thier goods and the toleration of thier worship. This profitable principle of toleration was observed with more or less strictness, not only by all the immediate successors of the Prophet, but over the whole period of Arabic ascendency."--[Rise and Fall of Roman Empire- GIBBON] \n\nOn the other hand..........\n\n"....when Jerusalem capitulated to Khalif Omer, the inhabitants of the vanquished city were left in possesion of thier worldly goods, and allowed the freedom of worship. A special quarter of the city was allotted for the residence of Christian population with thier Patriarch and his clergy."--\n[Rise and Fall of Roman Empire- GIBBON]\n\n"....And Islam was tolerant not simply to the Jews but also to the Christians. The Christian church in muslim Spain was given large lands and considerable revenues, christian envoys were recieved with courtesy and allowed to take away relics of christian saints and martyrs from the muslim territory. GIBBON says in his Decline and Fall [of Roman Empire], that muslim rulers even transcribed an Arabic version of the canons of the councils of Spain for the use of BISHOPS in the Moorish kingdom. Haroon al-Rashid, the hero of the "Arabian Nights", planted in his kingdom a large number of schools, the head of these schools, his Director of Education, was a chritian named John."--[ The Spirit and Struggle of Islam by Prof. T.L.Vaswani, Ganesh & Co., Madras-1921]\n\nYou can judge it yourself as to whether muslims inflicted more violence or the Christians ? \n\nAnd you know about modern history and who is responsible for killing lacs of people in Hiroshoma and Nagasaki, Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan..