St. Paul's Friendships and His Friends (1911) - Hardcover

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Peter and John, the friends of Paul were men of far higher ability and culture than the rest of the Twelve. As far as the New Testament records permit us to judge, their lives and labors were more closely interwoven with the great worldstream of early Christian achievement and triumphs. By this is meant that movement of Christianity in Apostolic times whereby, instead of continuing a mere Jewish sect of Judea and Galilee, it swept first northward to Antioch where it became Gentile and Missionary; then westward through Asia Minor, everywhere establishing churches and planting garrisons; then crossed the Hellespont and overran Macedonia and Greece, and about the same time reached Rome where it became the religion of all civilized nations and races cosmopolitan, imperial, universal. In this victorious march of Christianity from the gates of Antioch to the gates of the Imperial City, St. Paul was the Commander-in-C hief, his friends the Field Marshals and Corps Commanders. While it would not be at all fair or defensible to assume that the work of the lesser nine of the Apostles of our Lord was of small moment, yet very little is definitely known about their labors and achievements. Here, then, is a strange anomaly. We are perfectly familiar with the names of the Twelve, and yet have only the vaguest information concerning their services to Christianity.
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