The Bishop Who Heard It From John
In the year 155 AD, an elderly bishop named Polycarp stood before a Roman proconsul who demanded he renounce Christ. "Eighty-six years I have served...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 2 Peter 1:16-21.
In the year 155 AD, an elderly bishop named Polycarp stood before a Roman proconsul who demanded he renounce Christ. "Eighty-six years I have served Him," Polycarp replied, "and He has done me no wrong. How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?" What gave Polycarp such unshakable confidence? He had sat at the feet of the Apostle John — the very John who had climbed the Mount of Transfiguration with Jesus.…
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